According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
ANNUITY
annuity, rente
(noun) income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments; “his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
annuity (plural annuities)
(insurance, pensions) A right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries.
Source: Wiktionary
An*nu"i*ty, n.; pl. Annuities. Etym: [LL. annuitas, fr. L. annus year: cf. F. annuité.]
Definition: A sum of money, payable yearly, to continue for a given number of years, for life, or forever; an annual allowance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMMOBILIZATION
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
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