Speakur

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depositary receipt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
de-posi-tary re-ceipt
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A financial instrument, issued by a bank, that may be traded as if it were a share in a foreign company.

Inflected Forms

depositary receipts (plural)

Phrases

certificate of deposit deposit receipt

Frequently Paired Words

certificate of deposit deposit receipt

Questions

What does depositary receipt mean?
A financial instrument, issued by a bank, that may be traded as if it were a share in a foreign company.

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