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tontine
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annuity(Noun) A combination annuity/lottery - the annuity's paid regularly or even all at once, but the amount increases since the principal (which tends to accumulate) accrues to a dwindling number of survivors.
Usage: Tontines were more commonplace in the 17th/18th centuries than nowadays.
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Tonitrophobia
tonk
tonking
tonsil hockey
tonsil swab
tonsil swabbing
tonsil wrench
tonsil-lectomy
tonsila
tonsillitis
Tonsillomycosis
tonsils
tonsorial
tonsorial artist
tonsure
tontine
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too
too big for one's britches
too big for one's clothes
Too big for one’s boots
too funny
toobsnake
toobsteak
toodley pips
took
tookus
tooky
tool
tool bag
tool box