Pronunciation Noun
maturity
- The state of being mature, ready or ripe.
- ''Some foods and drinks, like wine, only reach their full taste at maturity, which literally comes at a price
- When bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin.
- ''The entire tank of guppies was in their maturity and ready to mate.
- ''Some insect species reach sexual maturity well before their own bodily maturity
- (countable, finance, insurance) The state of a debt obligation at the end of the term of maturation thereof, once all interest and any applicable fees have accrued to the principal.
- (countable, finance, insurance) Date when payment is due.
- The note was cashed at maturity.
- matureness
- ripeness
- adulthood
- (finance) due date
- French: maturité
- German: Reife
- Italian: maturità
- Portuguese: maturidade
- Russian: зре́лость
- Spanish: madurez
- Portuguese: maturidade
- Spanish: vencimiento
This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.008
