[] ( annuities) () an amount of money paid to sb every year, usually for the rest of their life年金；养老金a type of investment that you can buy from an insurance company, usually with one large amount of money, that pays an amount of money each year年金保险（向保险公司购买的一种大额保险投资，每年可从保险公司收取一定数额的款项）◆Should I use the whole sum to buy an annuity?应否用整笔款项购买年金保险？◆a life annuity人寿年金保险a payment made from this type of investment年金保险收入◆an annuity of $2 000 a year一年 2000 元的年金保险收入