maturity B2 Topic:Time US /məˈtʊəɹəti/ UK /məˈt͡ʃʊəɹəti/ See IPA manual Freq #15300 Meanings 1 noun state of being mature The fund reaches maturity at the end of the year. 2 noun the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed The fund reaches maturity at the end of the year. 3 noun the date on which an obligation must be repaid The fund reaches maturity at the end of the year. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · state of being mature matureness 2 noun · the period of time in your... adulthood 3 noun · the date on which an... due datematurity date More ripeness ↔ Opposites immaturityyouthunripeness Word family Derived forms dysmaturityhypomaturitynonmaturityovermaturitypostmaturitysemimaturity Related forms maturation Common collocations maturity date Noun + noun Etymology From Middle English maturitee, maturyte, from Old French maturité, from Latin mātūritātem. By surface analysis, mature + -ity. Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # maturity **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /məˈtʊəɹəti/ **IPA (UK):** /məˈt͡ʃʊəɹəti/ **Frequency rank:** 15300 ## Meanings 1. state of being mature 2. the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed 3. the date on which an obligation must be repaid ## Examples - The fund reaches maturity at the end of the year. - The fund reaches maturity at the end of the year. - The fund reaches maturity at the end of the year. ## Synonyms - adulthood - matureness - ripeness - due date - maturity date ## Antonyms - immaturity - youth - unripeness ## Derived Forms - dysmaturity - hypomaturity - nonmaturity - overmaturity - postmaturity - semimaturity ## Related Forms - maturation ## Etymology From Middle English maturitee, maturyte, from Old French maturité, from Latin mātūritātem. By surface analysis, mature + -ity. ## Topics - Time markdown