tontine
英 [tɒn'tiːn; 'tɒn-]
美['tɑntin]
- n. 唐提式养老金制
英英释义
- 1. a form of life insurance whereby on the death or default of a participant his share is distributed to the remaining members
- 2. 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
英文词源
- tontine (n.)
- 1765, from French tontine, named for Lorenzo Tonti, Neapolitan banker in Paris who in 1653 first proposed this method of raising money in France.