marginal credit

noun

A method by which a merchant at home can render bills drawn upon him abroad saleable there, by associating a well-known banker's name on their margin with his own.

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Meanings

nounmarginal credit (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountablebusinessA method by which a merchant at home can render bills drawn upon him abroad saleable there, by associating a well-known banker's name on their margin with his own.
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