tontine
Meanings
- a form of life insurance whereby on the death or default of a participant his share is distributed to the remaining members
- an annuity scheme wherein participants share certain benefits and on the death of any participant his benefits are redistributed among the remaining participants; can run for a fixed period of time or until the death of all but one participant
- TONTINE n pl. -S a form of collective life insurance
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 7
tontine is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordtontine is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tontine is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
tontine is a valid Words With Friends word