Definition of "Deferred annuity"

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Annuity that can be paid either with a single premium or a series of installments. For example, an annuitant pays a single premium of $100,000 on June 1 of the current year and is scheduled to receive a monthly income of $1300 at a specified later date. Or, the annuitant pays $50 a month to the insurance company, starting June 1,1968, and ending June 1,1987, and begins receiving a monthly income of $1300, beginning July 1,1987.

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