Perpetuity
11perpetuity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Endless duration Nouns perpetuity; everlastingness, unceasingness, etc.; eternity, infinity, aye, timewithout end, sempiternity; deathlessness, immortality, athanasia; incessance, continuity, durability …
12perpetuity — per|pe|tu|i|ty [ˌpə:pıˈtju:ıti US ˌpə:rpıˈtu: ] n in perpetuity law for all future time = ↑forever ▪ The land had been promised to the Indian tribes in perpetuity …
13perpetuity — per|pe|tu|i|ty [ ,pɜrpə tuəti ] noun LEGAL in perpetuity for all time in the future: This property is to be held by the trust in perpetuity …
14perpetuity — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)pɪtju͟ːɪti[/t]] PHRASE: PHR after v If something is done in perpetuity, it is intended to last for ever. [FORMAL] The US Government gave the land to the tribe in perpetuity …
15perpetuity — noun in perpetuity law for all future time: The community does not own land in perpetuity …
16perpetuity — An *annuity that continues indefinitely, with no specified *maturity date. The *present value of a perpetuity is calculated by dividing the perpetuity’s periodic, constant payment by an appropriate *discount (definition 2) rate …
17perpetuity — /parpatyuwadiy/ Continuing forever. Legally, pertaining to real property, any condition extending the inalienability or property beyond the time of a life or lives in being plus twenty one years. A perpetuity is a limitation which takes the… …
18perpetuity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English perpetuite, from Anglo French perpetuité, from Latin perpetuitat , perpetuitas, from perpetuus Date: 15th century 1. eternity 2 2. the quality or state of being perpetual < bequeathed to them in… …
19perpetuity — /perr pi tooh i tee, tyooh /, n., pl. perpetuities. 1. the state or character of being perpetual (often prec. by in): to desire happiness in perpetuity. 2. endless or indefinitely long duration or existence; eternity. 3. something that is… …
20perpetuity — in perpetuity …
