South Sea Company
now historical
noun
A joint-stock trading company incorporated in 1711 and given exclusive trading rights for slaves and other goods in Spanish America, in return for taking up a large share of the unfunded British National Debt.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Dialogue Jest & Earnest.
- discorder
- discorporate
- discorrespondent
- discotheque
- discotheque dress
- discotriaene
- discounsel
- discount
- discountable
- discount broker
- discount brokerage
- discount card
- discount day
- discounted cash flow
- discountenance
- discountenancer
- discounter
- discount factor
- discount house
- discount market
- discount rate
- discount store
- discouple
- discoupling
- discouragable