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    A tontine (/ˈtɒntaɪn, -iːn, ˌtɒnˈtiːn/) is an investment linked to a living person which provides an income for as long as that person is alive. Such...
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  • tontine is an investment plan for raising capital, devised in the 17th century. Tontine may also refer to: Tontine Building, in Vermont, USA Tontine Buildings...
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    The Tontine Coffee House was a coffeehouse in Manhattan, New York City, established in early 1793. Situated at 82 Wall Street, on the north-west corner...
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  • Tontine is an Australian manufacturer of pillows and quilts. The company can trace its origins back to 1870 when the Galt family commenced manufacturing...
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  • 19th century, a lawyer explains to a group of young boys that a form of tontine has been organised; £1,000 has been invested for each child (£20,000 in...
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  • 27 January 1975. On 9 May 1974, 53-year-old Quek Lee Eng, the head of a tontine group and wife of a wealthy local textile merchant Sim Keng Soy (aged 54...
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  • Tontine Park was a football ground in Renton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It was the home ground of Renton F.C. from 1878 until 1922, including their...
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    and coffee houses. In 1793, they coordinated their business inside the Tontine Coffee House on the corner of Wall and Water streets. The document is now...
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    The Tontine Buildings is a former hotel in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, built in the late 18th century by the Staffordshire and Worcestershire...
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    push of industry into the area forced its demolition in 1858. The name "Tontine" derives from a financial scheme originated by Neapolitan banker Lorenzo...
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