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tontine

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tontine rate
annuity
tontine rate
(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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