| 单词 | accommodation bill |
| 释义 | > as lemmasaccommodation bill accommodation bill n. a bill not representing or originating in an actual commercial transaction, but for the purpose of raising money on credit; cf. sense 2a. ΚΠ 1778 A. Dalrymple Considerations Present State Affairs Eng. & Amer. 34 (heading) Heads for an Accommodation Bill. 1783 Bristol & Bath Mag. 3 122/2 I had called together all my creditors, not omitting those who held the accommodation-bills against me for the 500l. 1803 Edinb. Rev. 2 102 All accommodation bills are iniquitous. 1922 S. J. Weyman Ovington's Bank xxii. 247 They are accommodation bills, and..you and not the acceptors will have to meet them. 1959 P. Mathias Brewing Industry in Eng. iii. xv. 528 Such lending on note was involved with discounting (presumably of real bills rather than accommodation bills). 2005 J. Teranishi Evol. Econ. Syst. Japan v. 139 Increased utilization of rollover credits by means of accommodation bills. < as lemmas |
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