simple past tense and past participle of perpetuate

plural of perpetual bond

(historical) A resident parish priest or incumbent curate within the United Church of England and Ireland, supported by a cash stipend, usually maintained by an endowment fund, and having no ancient right to income from tithe or glebe.

plural of perpetual curate

(marketing) A marketing strategy in which a maker of computer software or hardware repeatedly launches early versions of new products as a product development feedback method.

(accounting) A system of maintaining a business' inventory in which changes to the inventory are recorded in real time, so that the inventory is always accurate.

(Internet slang) Synonym of Eternal September

(physics) The motion of some hypothetical device that continues forever with no external input of energy, in violation of the laws of thermodynamics.

plural of perpetual check

(chess) A draw forced by one player by putting the opponent's king in a potentially infinite series of checks.