"Tontine" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples
"Tontine" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
"Tontine" Meaning
A tontine is a monetary system or investment plan in which contributions are made and the returns are paid to the last contributor remaining in the tontine. The system was created by the Italian [("Abbe Carlos Giovanni Maria de Ligne de Montseréii created the first modern tontine, known as the "Tontine" in 1653 to help settle the debts of French and Dutche soldiers.
"Tontine" Examples
Usage Examples of "Tontine"
A tontine arrangement will be adopted for the financing of the new project.
(Here, "tontine" refers to a type of life insurance plan.)
The historian studied the rise and fall of the Italian tontine system.
(Here, it refers to a system of creating a financial fund used by the Italians.)
There's a tontine plan at the office that everyone is participating in.
(Here, "tontine" denotes a financial pooling arrangement among employees.)
The detailed biography unveiled the shady business tactics used by the tontine group.
(Here, it can indicate a small or exclusive investment group.)
The testator bequeathed her estate to a charity as a perpetual tontine.
(Here, it implies a perpetual annuity plan gifted to a charity, paid from the residue of the estate.)
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Tonto
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