in perpetuity

idiom

formal
: for all time : forever
The land will be passed on from generation to generation in perpetuity.

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The Disney Bundle™ ensures that this is possible in perpetuity, with the entire libraries of Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN available in whichever permutation serves your lifestyle. Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2025 Jessop is trying to raise $4 million — $1 million to restore the clock and erect it inside the History Center, and another $3 million for an endowment to cover expenses in perpetuity. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025 That means the buyers of the condos will own their units in perpetuity. Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025 While the market is pricing in less than 1% free-cash-flow growth in perpetuity, the firm expects a 3% to 5% growth rate for the foreseeable future in both the defense end and commercial aerospace markets, analyst Jason Gursky said in a note Thursday. Lisa Kailai Han,pia Singh, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in perpetuity

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“In perpetuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20perpetuity. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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