avaln.
Etymology: French, < phrase à val at the bottom < Latin ad vallem : see avale v.
society > trade and finance > financial dealings > moneylending > [noun] > loan > endorsement guaranteeing loan payment
1880 5 772 An indorsement..by what was called an aval..either on the bill itself or a separate paper.
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