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setoff

[set-awf, -of] / ˈsɛtˌɔf, -ˌɒf /


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“JPMorgan asserts, and the debtors admit, that ‘by virtue of such setoff rights, such funds may be subject to liens in favor of’” JPMorgan, it said.

From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 1, 2011

Peck didn’t allow the setoff, saying required “mutuality” was lacking.

From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 18, 2011

A setoff to recover debt owing to an affiliate isn’t allowed by the language of the statute, Peck said.

From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 6, 2011

Peck said that bankruptcy law requires mutuality, meaning that setoff only exists between the same two companies.

From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 6, 2011

She closed her eyes and slept, and presently they woke her and setoff.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman


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