Tontine
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
an annuity scheme wherein participants share certain benefits and on the death of any participant his benefits are redistributed among the remaining participants
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
a form of life insurance whereby on the death or default of a participant his share is distributed to the remaining members
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- tontine insurance
- plural
- Tontines
- possessive
- Tontine's
- pluralpossessive
- Tontines'