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.
Origin of accommodation bill
1First recorded in 1815–25
- Also called accommodation paper.
Words Nearby accommodation bill
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British Dictionary definitions for accommodation bill
accommodation bill
noun
commerce a bill of exchange cosigned by a guarantor: designed to strengthen the acceptor's credit: Also called: windbill, windmill
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