accommodation bill


noun
  1. 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

1
First 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
  1. commerce a bill of exchange cosigned by a guarantor: designed to strengthen the acceptor's credit: Also called: windbill, windmill

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