| 单词 | call money |
| 释义 | > as lemmascall money call money n. (a) money demanded of shareholders holding shares in an insolvent company, used to pay the company's creditors (now rare); (b) money lent in the money market that is repayable on demand or at short notice; cf. time money n. at time n., int., and conj. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > [noun] > ready money or cash ready money1429 argent-contentc1540 bitec1555 present money1572 chink1580 cash1600 bit1607 real money1675 fob?c1680 Darby1682 ready1684 blunt1819 makeready1830 hardshells1840 ante1843 spot cash1855 call money1856 necessary1897 1856 Trewman's Exeter Flying Post 15 May 7/2 He was entrusted to pay £300. as call money upon a number of shares in a concern in process of winding up. 1859 Standard 16 July 5/4 The only alteration made by the National Discount Company is in call money, which in new transactions will be regulated at the rate of 1¾ instead of 2 per cent. as heretofore. 1885 Daily News 12 Feb. 7/2 Most of the banks affecting to consider call money as the same thing [as cash on hand]. 1897 Law Times 20 Nov. 59/1 An injunction restraining the company..from taking proceedings to recover the amount of the alleged call which had been made, and from parting with any proceeds of the call money. 1958 Financial Times 4 July 5/4 (headline) S. African call money rate. 1992 Economist 4 July 89/1 Investments at the short end, ranging from call money to fixed deposits and medium-term bonds. < as lemmas |
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