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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

Because there was no right of setoff in the first place, there was nothing for the safe harbor to protect.

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

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

From BusinessWeek • Oct. 6, 2011

She closed her eyes and slept, and presently they woke her and setoff.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman