HyperDic: letter_of_credit

English > 1 sense of the expression letter of credit:
NOUNpossessionletter of credita document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of a customer's draft
English > letter of credit: 1 sense > noun 1, possession
MeaningA document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of a customer's draft; substitutes the bank's credit for the customer's credit.
Narrowercommercial letter of creditA letter of credit given to a business concern for commercial purposes
traveler's letter of credit, traveller's letter of creditA letter of credit given to a traveler
Broadercreditmoney available for a client to borrow
documentA written account of ownership or obligation
Spanishcarta de crédito, letra de crédito
Catalancarta de crèdit

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