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tontine
noun
- a fund to which a group of persons contribute, the benefits ultimately accruing to the last survivor or to those surviving after a specified time
- the subscribers to such a fund, collectively
- the total fund or the share of each subscriber
- any annuity or insurance system of this kind
See tontine in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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