Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contango day

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: con-tan-go -day
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The second day before payment of a contango debt is due.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"1968, P. G. Wodehouse, 'Do Butlers Burgle Banks?', Everyman, London: 2005, p 156. 'Let's see, when is next contango day?' asked Ferdie."

Etymology

contango + day

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

contango days (plural)

Questions

What does contango day mean?: The second day before payment of a contango debt is due.
Where does contango day come from?: contango + day

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