maturity Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
    adulthood.
  2. noun state of being mature; full development
    matureness.
  3. noun the date on which an obligation must be repaid
    maturity date; due date.

WordNet

Ma*tu"ri*ty noun
Etymology
L. maturitas: cf. F. maturité.
Definitions
  1. The state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; as, the maturity of corn or of grass; maturity of judgment; the maturity of a plan.
  2. Arrival of the time fixed for payment; a becoming due; termination of the period a note, etc., has to run.

Webster 1913