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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ton•tine (ton′tēn, ton tēn′),USA pronunciation n. - an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- the annuity shared.
- the share of each subscriber.
- the number of subscribers.
- any of various forms of life insurance in which the chief beneficiaries are those whose policies are in force at the end of a specified period (ton′tine pe′riod).
- French; named after Lorenzo Tonti, Neapolitan banker who started the scheme in France about 1653. See -ine1
- 1755–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tontine /ˈtɒntiːn; tɒnˈtiːn/ n - an annuity scheme by which several subscribers accumulate and invest a common fund out of which they receive an annuity that increases as subscribers die until the last survivor takes the whole
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, named after Lorenzo Tonti, Neapolitan banker who devised the scheme |