Is TSP a lump-sum or annuity?

Is TSP a lump-sum or annuity?

When you decide to withdraw your account balance after separation, you can have the TSP provide it to you in lump-sum payments, as an annuity, as a series of installment payments based either on life expectancy or on a set dollar amount, or a combination.

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