[ton.tine] n [F, fr. Lorenzo Tonti d. 1695 Ital. banker] (1765): a joint financial arrangement whereby the participants usu. contribute equally to a prize that is awarded entirely to the participant who survives all the others
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Meaning of TONTINE in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012