maturity

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English maturitee, maturyte, from Old French maturité, from Latin mātūritātem. By surface analysis, mature +‎ -ity. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /məˈtjʊəɹɪti/, /-ɹət-/, (yod-coalescence) /-ˈt͡ʃʊə-/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /məˈt͡ʃɵːɹɪtɪj/, /-ˈt͡ʃoː-/, /-ɹət-/ (US) IPA(key): /məˈtʊɹəti/, /-t͡ʃʊɹ-/, /-tɝ-/, /-t͡ʃɝ-/, [-ɪɾi] (Scotland) IPA(key): /məˈt͡ʃʉɾɪte/, /-ɾət-/ === Noun === maturity (countable and uncountable, plural maturities) 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. (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. ==== Synonyms ==== matureness ripeness adulthood (finance) due date ==== Antonyms ==== naïveté immaturity ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== maturation ==== Translations ====