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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Before that, the last time a Powerball winner opted for the annuity was in 2014.
    — Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2023
  • 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 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 sole winner of a jackpot can choose to be paid in a lump sum or through an annuity for the full amount with annual payments over 30 years.
    — Katherine Itoh, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The sole winner of a jackpot can choose to be paid in a lump sum or through an annuity for the full amount, with annual payments over 30 years.
    — Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2024
  • How are winners paid out? Those who score big can choose to receive their payment as an annuity or a lump sum.
    — Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Winners can choose to receive a one-time lump sum payment or an annuity, with the prize being paid out over 30 years.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Jackpot winners can get their prize as an annuity paid out over 29 years or as a lump sum payment.
    — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Jackpot winners can get their prize as an annuity paid out over 29 years, or a lump sum payment.
    — CBS News, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The man opted to receive a one-time lump sum payment of about $2.5 million instead of 30 annuity payments for the full amount.
    — Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2023
  • The jackpot amount refers to the payout for winners who choose the annuity option, which provides 30 payments over 29 years.
    — CBS News, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Whoever wins the jackpot has the option to collect it as an annuity or a one-time cash payment.
    — Alex Sundby, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • That’s one reason why some experts advise winners to take the annuity payout, as opposed to the cash lump sum.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Powerball winners who choose an annuity prize get paid over 29 years.
    — Steve Almasy and Carma Hassan, CNN, 1 Oct. 2021
  • And while the lump sum is enticing—and what most winners opt to take, over the annuity—Irwin says the best choice comes down to knowing yourself and your money habits.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 12 July 2023
  • First, that's the amount for winners who take the annuity option, paid over 30 annual payments.
    — CBS News, 26 July 2022
  • The decision gave her a yearly annuity equal to 100 percent of her husband’s salary.
    — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2022
  • In addition to the prize money, there is $2.1 million in annuity bonus money up for grabs for the top-five finishers in the standings.
    — Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Jackpot winners may choose to receive their prize as an annuity, paid in 30 payments over 39 years, or as a lump sum payment.
    — Bynadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2022

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