English–French

“rotating savings club” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/tɔ̃tin/

Example

Nous participons à une tontine entre collègues.

We are participating in a rotating savings club with our colleagues.

Illustration for tontine (rotating savings club)

How to say “rotating savings club” in French

“Rotating savings club” in French is tontine.

A shared pot moving from one participant to the next until everyone has received it.

Full entry for tontine: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with tontine

Elle a commencé une tontine avec ses voisines pour acheter des cadeaux.

She started a rotating savings club with her neighbors to buy gifts.

Tips for using tontine

  • Tontine is feminine, so standard phrasing uses une tontine and cette tontine.

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