accommodation bill

accommodation bill

noun
a bill, draft, or note made, drawn, accepted, or endorsed by one person for another without consideration, to enable the second person to obtain credit or raise money.
Also called accommodation paper.


Origin:
1815–25
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Accommodation bill is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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accommodation bill
 
n
commerce windbill, Also called: windmill a bill of exchange cosigned by a guarantor: designed to strengthen the acceptor's credit

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