maturity

n., pl., -ties.

1. 1. The state or quality of being fully grown or developed.
   2. The state or quality of being mature.
2. 1. The time at which a note or bond is due.
   2. The state of a note or bond being due.
3. Geology. A stage in the development of streams or landscapes at which maximum development has been reached or at which the process of erosion is going on with maximum vigor. Maturity of a landscape continues throughout the period of maximum topographic differentiation or until about three fourths of the original mass is carried away by erosion.

[Middle English maturite, from Old French, from Latin mātūritās, from mātūrus, mature. See mature.]

1. The length of time until the principal amount of a bond must be repaid.

2. The end of the life of a security.

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1. Reaching the date at which a debt instrument is due and payable. A bond due to mature on January 1, 2010, will return the bondholder's principal and final interest payment when it reaches maturity on that date. Bond yields are frequently calculated on a Yield-To-Maturity basis.

2. When referring to a company or economy, maturity means that it is well-established, and has little room for dynamic growth. For example, economists will say that an aging industrial economy has reached maturity. Or stock analysts will refer to a company's market as mature, meaning that demand for the company's products is stagnant.

1. the due date of a loan.
Example: A Mortgage loan may have a maturity of 30 years. Periodic payments are established so that the loan Principal will Amortize by the maturity date.
Example: A bond may have a maturity of 20 years. Generally, Interest only will be paid, with the full principal repaid at maturity.

2. the end of the period covered by a contract.
Example: A lease or insurance policy typically has a maturity date at which the contract automatically expires.

n

Definition: adulthood, full growth
Antonyms: childhood, minority, youth

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A measure of the developing of strength in concrete; combines the effects of curing temperature and time of hydration.

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The date at which legal rights in an obligation ripen; in the context of commercial paper [negotiable instruments], it is the "time when the paper becomes due and demandable, that is, the time when an action can be maintained thereon to enforce payment." 221 F. 2d 402, 405.

IN BRIEF: n. - The period of time in life after physical growth has stopped and one is fully developed.

I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity. — Albert Einstein

Quotes:

"Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now." - Bob Dylan

"Maturity is often more absurd than youth and very frequently is most unjust to youth." - Thomas A. Edison

"Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits." - Hervey Allen

"Maturity is the ability to reap without apology and not complain when things don't go well." - Jim Rohn

"Maturity begins to grow when you can sense your concern for others outweighing your concern for yourself." - John Macnaughton

"Basically my wife was immature. I'd be at home in the bath and she would come in and sink my boats." - Woody Allen

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - modenhed, fuld udvikling

Nederlands (Dutch)
rijpheid, volgroeidheid, volwassenheid, vervalling, betaaldatum

Français (French)
n. - (Fin) échéance, âge adulte, (arriver) à maturité (un arbre)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Reife, Fälligkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ωριμότητα, μέστωμα, ωρίμανση, (οικον.) ημερομηνία λήξεως, προθεσμία

Italiano (Italian)
maturità

Português (Portuguese)
n. - maturidade (f)

Русский (Russian)
зрелость, завершенность, срок платежа по векселю

Español (Spanish)
n. - madurez, vencimiento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mognad, mogen ålder, förfallodag

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
成熟, 到期, 完备

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 成熟, 到期, 完備

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 원숙기, 만료

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 成熟, 円熟, 完成, 満期

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) النضج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בשלות, בגרות, תחולת פרעון‬

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