escambio

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noun

A licence formerly required for the making over a bill of exchange to another person overseas.

OriginLatin escambium →
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Meanings

nounescambio (plural escambios)

plural escambios

  1. UKobsoletelawA licence formerly required for the making over a bill of exchange to another person overseas.

Origin

  1. Latinescambium
  2. Englishescambio

From Latin escambium, excambium. See excamb.

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APA

escambio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escambio

MLA

“escambio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escambio. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “escambio,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escambio.

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