Short Entry
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A term used among bankers to denote the fact which takes place when a note has been sent to a bank for collection, and an entry of it is made in the customer’s bank-book, stating the amount in an inner column, and carrying it out into the accounts between the parties when it has been paid.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A custom of bankers of entering on the customer's pass-book the amount of notes deposited for collection, in such a manner that the amount is not carried to the latter's general balance until the notes are paid. See Giles v. Perkins, 9 East, 12; Blaine v. Bourne, 11 R. I. 12L 23 Am. Rep. 429.