perpetuity

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。

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in perpetuity• The community does not own land in perpetuity.

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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 Dictionary

perpetuityper·pe·tu·i·ty /ˌpɜːpɪˈtjuːɪtiˌpɜːrpɪˈtuː-/ noun

in perpetuityLAW for all future time

The contract allows them to use the photographs in perpetuity.

per·pe·tu·i·ty noun

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