TONTINE INSURANCE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A form of life insurance whereby on the death or default of a participant his share is distributed to the remaining members

Synonyms:

tontine; tontine insurance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("tontine insurance" is a kind of...):

life assurance; life insurance (insurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured person dies)

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