Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One that receives or is qualified to receive an annuity.
- n. An officially retired U.S. intelligence officer who is actually still on the government's payroll and is available for assignments.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who receives, or is entitled to receive, an annuity.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who receives, or its entitled to receive, an annuity.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the recipient of an annuity
Examples
“Among the practices at issue: investors paying terminally ill people to be named as the "annuitant" in the annuity, the person whose death triggers an often-valuable death benefit.”
The Wall Street Journal: Regulators Seek to Guard Insurers Against Annuity Bets
“The article detailed instances of investors paying terminally ill people to be named as the "annuitant," meaning their death would trigger the death benefit.”
The Wall Street Journal: Regulators Heed Insurers' Concerns on Annuity Curbs
“Crucially for Mr. Caramadre, the plans also come with a guaranteed death benefit, in which the insurer generally agrees to repay at least the amount invested after the "annuitant" dies, even if markets have cratered and the invested sums have dwindled.”
The Wall Street Journal: Judge Lets Claims Stand in Annuity Case
“The word "annuitant", as used in this section and sec - tions one hundred and thirty-two B and one hundred and thirty-two C, shall mean any person on whose life an annuity is payable under a group annuity contract.”
Internet Archive: Acts and resolves passed by the General Court
“The institute said a better approach would be for applications to ask about the relationship between the contract holder and the annuitant.”
The Wall Street Journal: Regulators Heed Insurers' Concerns on Annuity Curbs
“Typically, a consumer buying an annuity to save for retirement would himself be the annuitant, not an unrelated person, as happens when professional investors get involved.”
The Wall Street Journal: Regulators Heed Insurers' Concerns on Annuity Curbs
“A single premium immediate annuity offers an income stream that will last as long as the annuitant (or joint annuitant, if that option is selected) lives or for a predetermined period, depending on the option selected at the time of purchase.”
“In exchange for these payments, the annuitant surrenders a specific amount of money to the insurance company.”
“And since inflation-indexed annuities are only offered by a few insurance companies, there's not a lot of competition to help make those rates attractive for the annuitant.”
“Normally this purchase is irrevocable, and the money used to make the SPIA purchase is not available to one's heirs, even if the annuitant dies shortly after purchasing the annuity, unless a predetermined payment period was selected.”
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