26984 words

perpetual

4 definitions • 7 examples
1
continuing for ever in the same way:

Examples:

They lived in perpetual fear of being discovered.
He has hard, cold eyes and his mouth is set in a perpetual sneer.
a perpetual student
2

Examples:

perpetual vandalism
3
continuing forever, or happening all the time:

Examples:

They lived in perpetual fear of being discovered.
She resented his perpetual complaining about her cooking.
4
used to describe a bond or other investment that pays interest for ever:

Examples:

CP issued £88 million of perpetual bonds from 1889 onward.

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