perpetuity
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++per·pe·tu·i·ty /ˌpɜːpəˈtjuːəti $ ˌpɜːrpɪˈtuː-/ noun in perpetuity lawALWAYS/FOREVER for all future time 永久，永远 SYN forever The land had been promised to the Indian tribes in perpetuity. 这片土地已经被允诺永久归印第安各部落所有。
Examples from the Corpus
perpetuity• The $ 17. 95 rate is guaranteed in perpetuity for users who sign up by the end of June.• Once you signed with a major league team, you were theirs in perpetuity to do with as they saw fit.• There have been acquisitions like this, to buy buildings and keep them in perpetuity for arts uses.• The circular changed and allowed that joint finance money to be paid over a much longer period and virtually in perpetuity.• And now the main enemy is not the perpetuity rule, but fiscal legislation.• What had to be watched therefore was the perpetuity rule.From Longman Business Dictionaryperpetuityper‧pe‧tu‧i‧ty /ˌpɜːpɪˈtjuːɪtiˌpɜːrpɪˈtuː-/ noun in perpetuityLAW for all future timeThe contract allows them to use the photographs in perpetuity.per·pe·tu·i·ty nounChineseSyllable
future Corpus all Business time for
perpetuity
per‧pe‧tu‧i‧ty /ˌpɜːpəˈtjuːəti, ˌpɜːpɪˈtjuːəti $ ˌpɜːrpəˈtuː-/
noun
in perpetuity law for all future time
SYN forever:
The land had been promised to the Indian tribes in perpetuity.
per‧pe‧tu‧i‧ty /ˌpɜːpəˈtjuːəti, ˌpɜːpɪˈtjuːəti $ ˌpɜːrpəˈtuː-/
nounin perpetuity law for all future time
SYN forever:
