commercial letter of credit

A letter of credit used as a method of payment in a sale of goods (esp. in an international transaction), with the buyer being the issuer’s customer and the seller being the beneficiary, so that the seller can obtain payment directly from the issuer instead of from the buyer.

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译者Mathew，国际知名法学院国际仲裁与争端解决专业，擅长翻译各种与美国国内仲裁相关的法律文件。