How to Use annuity in a Sentence

annuity

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  • Part of her retirement income will come from an annuity.
  • The 30 payments added up equal the value of the annuity.
    — Sarah Brookbank, The Enquirer, 29 July 2021
  • The winner could also elect to take the haul as a 30-year annuity.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The annuity amount will rise by 1 percent a year for four years.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 13 Dec. 2022
  • By the time his new contract expires the annuity will kick in.
    — Johnny Miller, SFChronicle.com, 12 July 2018
  • The proceeds of the bonds were supposed to be used to buy annuities with enough left over to pay back the bond investors.
    — Laurence Darmiento, latimes.com, 10 July 2019
  • Langer claims a $1 million prize to be paid out in an annuity for winning the points.
    — Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2021
  • The prizes are based on annuity options, paid over 29 years.
    — CBS News, 23 Dec. 2017
  • An annuity is an annual payment of the full prize amount over the course of 30 years.
    — oregonlive, 10 Jan. 2023
  • This type of annuity is available to people up to age 85.
    — Diane Omdahl, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
  • And the variable annuity has an 8% charge for exiting the fund.
    — Scott Burns, Dallas News, 23 May 2021
  • The $940 million is what a winner who takes the annuity option would get.
    — CBS News, 4 Jan. 2023
  • But none of this is to say annuity payments are the only option.
    — Mia Taylor, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Grand prize winners can opt for a lump sum of cash or can opt into an annuity.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The lucky winner can opt for either an annuity or the cash option.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Winners of the top two prizes in Lucky For Life can claim their prize as an annuity that pays every year for the rest of their life, or take a lump sum.
    — Joe Marusak, charlotteobserver, 23 May 2018
  • The winner has 180 days to claim the prize and must choose either to receive the money as an annuity or a lump-sum payment.
    — Michelle Lou, CNN, 14 July 2019
  • In the sense that the money that’s being made, wouldn’t that be cool at some point down the road for those kids to be able to tap into some of that as an annuity?
    — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 13 May 2021
  • Before that, the last time a Powerball winner opted for the annuity was in 2014.
    — Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The jackpots refer to the annuity options for both games, in which payments are made over 29 years.
    — Bloomberg.com, 7 Jan. 2018
  • The winner will have an option to take a cash payment of $274.6 million instead of the annuity.
    — John Connolly, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2020
  • There are three main types of annuities: fixed, variable and indexed.
    — Emilia Benton, Houston Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2020
  • So why were these teachers in low-rate annuities in the first place, instead of simple and cheap index funds?
    — Ron Lieber, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2018
  • And all but one of the seven investor categories are funneled to the TIAA annuity.
    — Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2024
  • By the end of the 30-year-period, the annuity payout would be roughly double the lump sum payout.
    — Scott McFettridge, Fortune, 31 July 2023
  • The woman claimed $1.3 million in a one-time lump sum payment instead of and annuity payment for the full amount, the lottery said.
    — USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
  • The man opted to received the prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $1.4 million instead of annuity payments for the full amount.
    — Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2023
  • The payouts at retirement would be based on a lifelong annuity for the retiree and spouse.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2018
  • Mason suggests annuities or Treasuries if a saver wants to keep a similar risk profile as CDs.
    — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
  • About six years ago, D. and I sold our house — which had greatly appreciated in value — and moved into a 32-foot, fifth-wheel trailer (the profit from the house went into annuities and our investment fund).
    — R29 Team, refinery29.com, 11 Oct. 2024

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