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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

If a triangular setoff were permitted, the Lehman broker’s other creditors would be $23 million worse off.

From BusinessWeek Oct. 6, 2011

He said that setting off under a swap agreement is permissible even after bankruptcy, although only if the right of setoff exists in the first place.

From BusinessWeek Oct. 6, 2011

Three weeks later I received a letter announcing that I had a two-year setoff until seeing them again.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos




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