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tontine

ton·tine [ tón tn, ton tn ] (plural ton·tines)


noun 
Definition:
 
group investment scheme: an investment or insurance plan in which contributors pay equal amounts into a common fund and receive equal dividends and benefits from it, with the final surviving contributor receiving everything

[Mid-18th century. < French, after Lorenzo Tonti (1630-1695), Neapolitan banker]
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