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Word | Tontine |
Urdu Meaning | مشترکه قرض کا منصوبه, راھبوں کے سر منڈنے کي رسم, پادري بننا يا بنايا جانا |
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 / An annuity, with the benefit of survivorship, or a loan raised on life annuities with the benefit of survivorship. Thus, an annuity is shared among a number, on the principle that the share of each, at his death, is enjoyed by the survivors, until at last the whole goes to the last survivor, or to the last two or three, according to the terms on which the money is advanced. Used also adjectively / an annuity shared by subscribers to a loan or common fund, the shares increasing as subscribers die until the last survivor enjoys the whole income., | |
Usage | ⇒ The later we leave it, the more the pension becomes a tontine in which the survivor takes all. |
Synonyms | sweepstakes, tontine insurance, annuity, bingo, bonus, drawing, grab bag, keno, premium, raffle, sweep, rente, sweepstake, tontine fund, |
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