in perpetuity
idiom
formal
: for all time : forever
The land will be passed on from generation to generation in perpetuity.
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In a deal supported by Dona Bertarelli Philanthropy through Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy and other partners, Ecuador converted $1.6 billion of its existing commercial debt into a $656 million loan that will provide $12 million in financing for marine conservation activities each year, in perpetuity.
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Dona Bertarelli, Time, 30 June 2025
After Peter died in 1994, Salm sold Cow Neck, a 540-acre peninsula across Scallop Pond, to billionaire environmentalist Louis Bacon, who has promised to keep it wild in perpetuity.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 24 June 2025
And some seem to thrive in perpetuity, like Reading and Leeds.
—Geoff Robins, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
Increasingly, streamers also demand IP ownership in perpetuity, limiting producers’ long-term revenue potential.
—Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 2 July 2025
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Dona Bertarelli, Time, 30 June 2025
After Peter died in 1994, Salm sold Cow Neck, a 540-acre peninsula across Scallop Pond, to billionaire environmentalist Louis Bacon, who has promised to keep it wild in perpetuity.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 24 June 2025
And some seem to thrive in perpetuity, like Reading and Leeds.
—Geoff Robins, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
Increasingly, streamers also demand IP ownership in perpetuity, limiting producers’ long-term revenue potential.
—Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 2 July 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 12 Jul. 2025.
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