as in subsidy
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action
his grandfather's will provided him with an annuity of $5,000 a year to be used for school expenses
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Recent Examples of annuity
Consider Social Security, pensions, annuity payments and other future taxable income in determining the optimal timing for withdrawals.
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James Brewer, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
For 2025, Direct File will add support for interest income above $1,500, pension and annuity income — excluding individual retirement accounts — and Alaska Permanent Fund Dividends, the agency announced in October.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
Fixed indexed annuities, or FIAs, are a type of annuity contract whose interest is linked, in part, to the performance of a market index, such as the S&P 500, but the investor's principal is protected from losses in the index.
—Tanmay Gupta, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Reports distributions of $10 or more from various types of retirement plans, annuities, pensions, insurance contracts, and similar accounts.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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James Brewer, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
For 2025, Direct File will add support for interest income above $1,500, pension and annuity income — excluding individual retirement accounts — and Alaska Permanent Fund Dividends, the agency announced in October.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
Fixed indexed annuities, or FIAs, are a type of annuity contract whose interest is linked, in part, to the performance of a market index, such as the S&P 500, but the investor's principal is protected from losses in the index.
—Tanmay Gupta, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Reports distributions of $10 or more from various types of retirement plans, annuities, pensions, insurance contracts, and similar accounts.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annuity
Noun
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The federal government sent around $91 billion to insurers in the form of premium subsidies in 2023.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The $100 billion is in addition to the $65 billion the company announced to building three plants in Arizona after the Biden administration offered billions in subsidies.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Charter schools are funded through a state charter grant fund, Pol said.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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Yet with no grant funding available organizations like KOTM rely solely on community contributions to sustain their work.—
Rachelle Rutherford,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The state has not increased the basic allotment per student since 2019.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Feb. 2025
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Muhammad had a heated exchange with the board’s chair, Anthony Rodriguez, over the one-minute time limit Rodriguez imposed on speakers, saying there were too many people signed up to address the commission to allow for the normal two-minute allotment.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Annuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annuity. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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