Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

Backadation

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

or BACKWARDATION. A consideration given to keep back the delivery of stock when the price is lower for time than for ready money. Wharton.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A sum paid by the vendor of stock to postpone the date of delivery.