maturity

Language: en

🇬🇧 /məˈtʃʊərɪti/ 🇺🇸 /məˈtʃʊrətiː/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The state or quality of being fully grown or developed, especially in physical terms.; The state of being mentally or emotionally developed; the quality of behaving in a sensible, adult manner.; The state of being ready or fully prepared for a particular purpose or event.; In finance, the date on which a financial instrument such as a bond, loan, or note becomes due for repayment.; In finance, the period of time remaining until a financial obligation must be paid or a contract expires.; The state of a bill of exchange or promissory note when it becomes payable.; In geology, the degree to which organic matter in sedimentary rock has been transformed by heat and pressure into hydrocarbons.; In biology, the stage in an organism's life cycle at which it becomes capable of reproduction.; The state of full development of a plan, idea, or concept; ripeness.; In software engineering, a measure of the reliability and stability of a software product or technology.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable / uncountable Plural: maturities

Collocations

reach maturitysexual maturityemotional maturityat maturitymaturity datematurity level

Derivatives

maturematurelymaturationmaturationalimmaturityprematuritymaturate

Synonyms

ripenessadulthoodfullnessdevelopmentreadiness

Antonyms

immaturityyouthinfancy

Commonly confused

maturation
EN: 'Maturation' refers to the process of becoming mature, while 'maturity' refers to the state or quality of being mature.
majority
EN: 'Majority' refers to the greater number or the legal age of adulthood; 'maturity' refers to the quality or state of being fully developed.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember that 'maturity' drops the 'e' from 'mature' before adding '-ity'. Do not write 'matureity' or 'maturaty'.

💬 Examples

  1. The tree reached full maturity after twenty years of growth.

  2. She showed remarkable maturity for someone her age.

  3. The project has not yet reached the maturity needed for commercial deployment.

  4. The bond has a maturity of ten years from the date of issue.

  5. Investors prefer short-term maturities when interest rates are expected to rise.

  6. The bill was presented for payment at maturity.

  7. The source rock has reached sufficient maturity to generate oil.

  8. Salmon return to their natal streams upon reaching sexual maturity.

  9. The theory gained maturity through decades of experimental verification.

  10. The framework is still in early maturity and not recommended for production use.