accommodation paper

accommodation paper. A negotiable instrument that one party cosigns, without receiving any consideration, as surety for another party who remains primarily liable. • An accommodation paper is typically used when the cosigner is more creditworthy than the principal debtor. — Also termed accommodation bill; accommodation note. [Cases: Bills and Notes 49, 96. C.J.S. Bills and Notes; Letters of Credit §§ 24–25, 63.]

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译者蒋毅，毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与破产与资产重组相关的法律文件。