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Collateral
same that was attained, etc., the issue upon which when taken is tried by a jury instanter; collateral security, where a deed is made of other property, besides that already mortgaged, for the better safety of the … the mortgagee (see Re Athill, (1880) 16 Ch D 211) or a bill of exchange given, or pledge deposited to secure a pre-existing debt; and collateral contract, where a contract by word of mouth co-exists [see e.g.,
In pari delicto potior est conditio possidentis
309, the plaintiff failed to recover the half of a 50l. note deposited with the defendant as a security for a debt contracted for wine and suppers supplied to the plaintiff by the defendant for consumption in … v. Chester, (1869) LR 4 QB 309, the plaintiff failed to recover the half of a 50l. note deposited with the defendant as a security for a debt contracted for wine and suppers supplied to the plaintiff
Earnest money
of the purchase. Earnest money or deposit serves two purposes of being part-payment of the purchase money and security for the performances of the contract by the party concerned, who paid it. (AIR 1926 PC 1), Videocon
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margin
collateral deposited in a regulated amount by a client with a broker who is financing the purchase of securities see also regulation t b : a deposit made with a broker by a client who is trading
Gage
A pledge or pawn something laid down or given as a security for the performance of some act by the person depositing it and forfeited by nonperformance security … pawn something laid down or given as a security for the performance of some act by the person depositing it and forfeited by nonperformance security
hypothecate
Latin hypotheca pledge, from Greek hypothēkē, from hypotithenai to put under, deposit as pledge] : to pledge as security without delivery of title or possession compare pawn hy·poth·e·ca·tion [-pÄ -thə-kā-shən] n
mark
(as a trademark) to mark to the market 1 : to adjust (cash deposited with a lender of securities) to the prevailing market price 2 : to value (an option or futures contract) in accordance with the … affix a significant identifying mark (as a trademark) to mark to the market 1 : to adjust (cash deposited with a lender of securities) to the prevailing market price 2 : to value (an option or futures
negotiable
one party to another by delivery with or without endorsement so that title passes to the transferee [ securities] [a certificate of deposit] see also negotiable instrument ne·go·tia·bil·i·ty [ni-gō-shə-bi-lə-tē] n
undertaking
pledge esp. required by law 2 : something (as cash or a written promise) deposited or given as security esp. in a court NOTE: Undertakings are often required of one party during property actions (as for attachment) … : a promise or pledge esp. required by law 2 : something (as cash or a written promise) deposited or given as security esp. in a court NOTE: Undertakings are often required of one party during property
margin call
to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement caused by the decline in market prices of a security or commodity purchased on margin5 … A demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement caused by the decline in market prices of
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