"tontine" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tɒnˈtiːn/ [UK], /ˈtɒnˌtiːn/ [UK], /ˈtɒntaɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tontine.wav Forms: tontines [plural]
Etymology: From French tontine, named after Lorenzo de Tonti, who introduced the scheme into France in around 1653. Can be decomposed as Tonti + -ine. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|tontine}} French tontine, {{suffix|en|Tonti|ine}} Tonti + -ine Head templates: {{en-noun}} tontine (plural tontines)
  1. (finance, insurance) A form of investment in which, on the death of an investor, his share is divided amongst the other investors. Wikipedia link: Lorenzo de Tonti, en:tontine Categories (topical): Finance, Insurance Derived forms: tontiner, tontineer, tontinier Related terms: dead pool (english: a misnomer for tontine) Translations (Translations): tontina [feminine] (Catalan), tontine [feminine] (French), tontina [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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