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Traditional English :: tontine
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tontine.html - n. an annuity shared by subscribers to a loan, the shares increasing as subscribers die until the last survivor gets all, or until a specified date when the remaining survivors share the proceeds. [F, f. the name of Lorenzo Tonti of Naples, originator of tontines in France c. 1653] |
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Traditional English :: tontine
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tontine.html - n. an annuity shared by subscribers to a loan, the shares increasing as subscribers die until the last survivor gets all, or until a specified date when the remaining survivors share the proceeds. [F, f. the name of Lorenzo Tonti of Naples, originator of tontines in France c. 1653] |
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Traditional English :: tontine
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tontine.html - n. an annuity shared by subscribers to a loan, the shares increasing as subscribers die until the last survivor gets all, or until a specified date when the remaining survivors share the proceeds. [F, f. the name of Lorenzo Tonti of Naples, originator of tontines in France c. 1653] |
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English Idioms :: tone down
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tontine.html - {v.} To make softer or quieter; make less harsh or strong; moderate. * /He toned down the sound of the TV./ * /She wanted the bright colors in her house toned down./ * /When the ladies arrived, he toned down his language./ * /The strikers were asked to tone down their demands for higher pay so that there might be a quicker agreement and an end to the strike./ |
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English Idioms :: tong
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tontine.html - See: GO AT IT HAMMER AND TONGS. |
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English Idioms :: tongue
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tontine.html - See: AT THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE, CAT GET ONE'S TONGUE, HOLD ONE'S TONGUE, KEEP A CIVIL TONGUE IN ONE'S HEAD, SLIP OF THE TONGUE. |
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