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Definition of letter of comfort in English: letter of comfortnoun An assurance about a debt, short of a legal guarantee, given to a bank by a third party. Example sentencesExamples - I doubt whether Mr Martin's client could sue on a statement by a director in an affidavit, whereas he or other financiers perhaps would be able to sue on a letter of comfort.
- In the case of CIE, there is a pressing need to deal with the concerns of workers about letters of comfort they received some years ago regarding their security of employment if there was a major change in the structure of the group.
- A subsequent letter of comfort, issued by Burke on February 4, 1991 came from the minister's private office.
- These include sending letters of comfort to applicants telling them that they had been approved for grant aid but must wait until the money is drawn down from Brussels.
- The following is taken from a letter of comfort to a Bahai many years ago.
- In that case there was contribution ordered between two parties who had each given some sort of letter of comfort.
- Tilney said BR, which has been operating under financial constraints for many years, suffered another blow in 2002 when Sail withdrew its letter of comfort to the bank.
- He accessed the financial guarantees through a letter of comfort from Anglo Irish Bank and took a 60 per cent shareholding in Dublin Waterworld.
- A story in Magill magazine disclosed details about the cheque made out for cash to Burke, and the subsequent letter of comfort.
- Similarly, letters of comfort may be either binding contracts or informal and uncertain assurances resting entirely upon business goodwill.
- The Bank had a letter of comfort from his solicitors dealing with the compulsory purchase matter.
- On the one hand, bank regulators may seek letters of comfort from substantial shareholders.
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