perpetuity
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English [edit]
Noun [edit]
perpetuity (countable and uncountable; plural perpetuities)
- (uncountable) The quality or state of being perpetual; endless duration; uninterrupted existence.
- (countable) Something that is perpetual.
- (countable, law) A limitation intended to be unalterable and of indefinite duration; a disposition of property which attempts to make it inalienable beyond certain limits fixed or conceived as being fixed by the general law.
- (countable, finance) An annuity in which the periodic payments begin on a fixed date and continue indefinitely.
See also [edit]
Perpetuity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References [edit]
- perpetuity in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- perpetuity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
