tontine

== English == === Etymology === From French tontine, named after Lorenzo de Tonti, who introduced the scheme into France in around 1653. Thus, from Tonti +‎ -ine. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /tɒnˈtiːn/, /ˈtɒnˌtiːn/ IPA(key): /ˈtɒntaɪn/ === Noun === tontine (plural tontines) (finance, insurance) A form of investment in which, on the death of an investor, his share is divided amongst the other investors. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === dead pool (a misnomer for tontine) === Anagrams === nonetti == French == === Etymology === From Tonti +‎ -ine From Lorenzo Tonti, Napoleonic banker, who proposed this scheme to Jules Mazarin in 1653. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɔ̃.tin/ === Noun === tontine f (plural tontines) tontine ==== Derived terms ==== tontiner tontinier ==== Descendants ==== → English: tontine === Further reading === “tontine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012