单词 | tontiners |
释义 | tontine /tonˈtēn, ton-tēnˈ/nounAn annuity scheme in which several subscribers share a common fund, with their individual benefits increasing as members die until only one member is left alive and receives everything or until a specified date at which the proceeds are divided amongst the survivors (also adjective) ORIGIN: Lorenzo Tonti, a Neapolitan who devised the scheme in 1653 tontinˈer noun |
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