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aval.

A financial guarantee by a third party to assume the burden of a debt, especially a bill of exchange in the event of default.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A financial guarantee by a third party to assume the burden of a debt, especially a bill of exchange in the event of default.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a French àabbr.? French valoirabbr.? French avalbor. English aval Borrowed from French aval.

adj
  1. Of, related to, or characteristic of a grandparent.

    not-comparable · rare
Where this word comes from

From Latin avus (“grandfather”) + -al.

noun
  1. Synonym of flattened rice.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Malayalam അവൽ (aval) or Tamil அவல் (aval).

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