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Word: Tontine
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 18th century: from French, named after Lorenzo Tonti (1630–95), a Neapolitan banker who started such a scheme to raise government loans in France (c1653)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtɒntiːn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
tɒnˈtiːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an annuity shared by subscribers to a loan or common fund, the shares increasing as subscribers die until the last survivor enjoys the whole income.
Short Definition:annuity shared by subscribers to loan or common fund
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