释义 |
‖ del credere, attrib. and advb. phr. Comm.|del ˈkrɛdere| [It. = ‘of belief, of trust,’ f. del of the, credere to believe, believing, belief, trust.] A phrase expressing the obligation undertaken by a factor, broker, or commission merchant, when he guarantees and becomes responsible for the solvency of the persons to whom he sells. Hence del credere agent, del credere account, etc. on del credere terms is a very common heading to invoices of goods sent to agents in foreign or colonial places. del credere commission: see quot. 1849.
1797Jacob's Law Dict., Del Credere, a commission del credere is an undertaking by an insurance-broker, for an additional premium, to insure his principal against the contingency of the failure of the under-writer. 1849Freese Comm. Class-bk. 48 Under the item Charges, must be included a charge for guaranteeing the debt, called Delcredere or guarantee commission, when the consignee makes himself responsible for the prompt payment of the debt. 1891Law Times XCI. 224/1 Nor is there any general presumption of law which fixes the broker with liability as a del credere agent. |