accommodation bill

noun

1. 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

noun

1. commerce a bill of exchange cosigned by a guarantor: designed to strengthen the acceptor's credit Also calledwindbillwindmill

Word History and Origins

Origin of accommodation bill¹

First recorded in 1815–25