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letter of credit — letter of credit: a document issued to a beneficiary at the request of the issuer s customer in which the issuer (as a bank) promises to honor a demand for payment by the beneficiary in order to satisfy or secure the customer s debt compare… … Law dictionary
Letter of credit — Credit Cred it (kr[e^]d [i^]t), n. [F. cr[ e]dit (cf. It. credito), L. creditum loan, prop. neut. of creditus, p. p. of credere to trust, loan, believe. See {Creed}.] 1. Reliance on the truth of something said or done; belief; faith; trust;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Letter of credit — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
letter of credit — n an official letter from a bank allowing a particular person to take money from another bank … Dictionary of contemporary English
Letter of credit — After a contract is concluded between buyer and seller, buyer s bank supplies a letter of credit to seller … Wikipedia
letter of credit — An obligation issued by a bank on behalf of a bank customer to a third party. There are many different kinds of letters of credit. The two most common are commercial letters and standby letters. A commercial or trade letter of credit is a bank… … Financial and business terms
letter of credit — An engagement by a bank or other person made at the request of a customer that the issuer will honor drafts or other demands for payment upon compliance with the conditions specified in the credit. A credit may be either revocable or irrevocable … Black's law dictionary
letter of credit — An engagement by a bank or other person made at the request of a customer that the issuer will honor drafts or other demands for payment upon compliance with the conditions specified in the credit. A credit may be either revocable or irrevocable … Black's law dictionary
letter of credit — documentary credit A letter from one banker to another authorizing the payment of a specified sum to the person named in the letter on certain specified conditions (see letter of indication). Commercially, letters of credit are widely used in the … Big dictionary of business and management
letter of credit — documentary credit A letter from one banker to another authorizing the payment of a specified sum to the person named in the letter on certain specified conditions. Commercially, letters of credit are widely used in the international import and… … Accounting dictionary
