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
And while the annuity prize is the third largest by that measure in US history, the lump sum prize is only the seventh largest.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
About $1 billion in an annuity of 30 graduated payments over 29 years.
—George Petras, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The annuity option spreads the winnings over three decades, delivering 30 payments that average $43.3 million per year.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
The company’s offerings span retail life insurance and annuities, as well as workplace services including group benefits like disability and dental coverage, supplemental health insurance, and retirement plan services such as 401(k)s.
—Peter High, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
About $1 billion in an annuity of 30 graduated payments over 29 years.
—George Petras, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The annuity option spreads the winnings over three decades, delivering 30 payments that average $43.3 million per year.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
The company’s offerings span retail life insurance and annuities, as well as workplace services including group benefits like disability and dental coverage, supplemental health insurance, and retirement plan services such as 401(k)s.
—Peter High, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annuity
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The enhanced subsidies date back to the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The analysts said that this was likely driven by Apple's price cut to the model versus the iPhone 16 base, and additional subsidies from the Chinese government.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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And in July, US Congresswoman Shontel Brown of Ohio reintroduced legislation to create a new federal grant program for fibroid detection.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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CareQuest is evaluating how to use AI tools to monitor real-time progress on grant applications, implement planning and forecasting tools, and how to leverage other technologies that free up people’s time, minimize errors, and create efficiencies.—
Jack McCullough,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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In collaboration with families who have long been connected to this land, our research team at the University of California, Davis is working to clarify ownership records, document ecological conditions and share information to help allottees access and use their allotments.—
Beth Rose Middleton Manning,
The Conversation,
15 Sep. 2025
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Which brings us to salary allotment, in DFS.—
Gladys Louise Tyler,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Annuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annuity. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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