kite flying

noun

1. commerce the practice of drawing cheques on deposits which are already committed, assuming that the delay in clearing the cheque will allow time to replenish the account Also calledkiting

Example Sentences

These Eskimos were very fond of kite-flying, for its own sake, without reference to utility!

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Such mild diversions as kite-flying and archery he sometimes does indulge in, and, if so, shows no little proficiency.

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In China, and to some extent in Holland, kite-flying is not the pastime only of boys, but of grave men.

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A little more than fifty years ago the employees of a large manufactory beguiled their leisure hours by kite flying.

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The people of Cho-sen seem to take as much interest in kite-flying as the Britisher does in racing.

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