A perpetuity is an asset or a contract that pays a fixed amount of money each time period, forever.

永续年金是一种财产或者合同,规定在每一时间段内,支付一定数量的货币,直至永远

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Suppose someone has a contract that promises to pay an amount each period over a number of years.

假设某人有一份合约,承诺在数年内的不同时段内分开支付

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They said, would you sign a contract that if you had this loss the contract would pay you a certain amount of money?

他们是这样说的，你会签署一个合约,上面约定了，当你发生损失,你会得到合约中约定的赔偿金？

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