Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term
France
viager
Merci
| 4 +3 | life annuity |
Jean-Louis S.
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| 4 | reverse mortgage (US) or (lifetime mortgage UK) |
joehlindsay
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| 3 | life tenancy (lease for life) |
Ellen Kraus
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Anthony Lines (X)
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Oct 13, 2008 20:56: Gayle Wallimann changed "Term asked" from "VIAGER" to "viager"
Oct 27, 2008 06:02: Jean-Louis S. Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
United States
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Native in: French (Variants: African, Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French, French to English, French
life annuity
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Tony M
: Very often need to use it as 'life annuity sale'
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Merci Tony!
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Bourth (X)
: But make it clear that ownership is not obtained and the buyer does not get to occupy the house until the seller is dead, in principle.
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Merci Bourth!
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writeaway
: in a 'viager libre', buyer can move in but won't actually own it until the death of owner
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Merci Writeaway!
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Austria
more than thirty years of experience
Native in: German 
Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
life tenancy (lease for life)
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writeaway
: no, this is incorrect. It's a purchase, not a lease.
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ok, if it´s a purchase. i couldnt be sure and thought the asker just gave an explanation of the French term.
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reverse mortgage (US) or (lifetime mortgage UK)
I believe the concept came to the States from France and earlier the French term 'en viager' was used.
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Note added at 1 day23 hrs (2008-10-15 18:35:04 GMT)
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also foe viager see investopedia
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/v/viager.asp
Reference comments
Multi-disciplinary dictionary
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Jean-Louis S.
: This is great!
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writeaway
: viager is a very common term, here in Belgium as well. There is lots of info on the www.
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