Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An unlawful bargain; traffic in which money is extorted as discount.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete An unlawful bargain; traffic in which money is exported as discount.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete An
unlawful bargain ;traffic in whichmoney isexported asdiscount .
Etymologies
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Old French chevance property, equivalent to chevisance, from chevir to accomplish. See chevisance.
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