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accommodation bill

American

noun

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.

accommodation bill British

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of accommodation bill

First recorded in 1815–25

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