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maturity
/məˈtʃʊɹəti/
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Use a “ch” sound in the stressed syllable.
Another pronunciation uses t followed by y; both keep the first and final syllables lighter.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The report lists the maturity date.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does maturity mean?
noun
- The state of being mature, ready or ripe; the prime state of productibility and self expression.
- When bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin.
- 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.
More meanings (1)
noun
- Date when payment is due.
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IPA pronunciation
/məˈtʃʊɹəti/
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Always depending upon the future for the payment of his debts, he will be deceived in his hope, and surprised by maturity.
I go back to the recollections of my youth, and can scarcely find where to draw the line between ineptness and maturity.
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Though their marriages are generally more fruitful than those of people of fashion, a smaller proportion of their children arrive at maturity.
For feeding they can be made into hay before maturity, or the beans can be matured and prepared for feeding by grinding.
We would naturally expect to find the age of child-bearing prolonged in the northern countries where the age of maturity is later.