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accommodation line

accommodation line noun: a risky policy that is granted as a favor.

Noun

accommodation line (plural accommodation lines)

  1. A risky policy that is granted as a favor.
    • He cited low rates on dwellings, long credit to agents, blanket policies, accommodation lines on notoriously poor risks, and rebates to the assured as among the crying evils which could not be reformed on account of the opposition of a few obstinate underwriters.1893, The Insurance Times, volume 26, page 623
    • From your own experience if possible give examples of how the granting of accommodation lines can be included in underwriting guidelines.2010, Keith Purvis, English Insurance Texts: Words for the week, page 133

Forms of accommodation line

pluralaccommodation lines

Questions about accommodation line

What does accommodation line mean?
Accommodation line means a risky policy that is granted as a favor.
What part of speech is accommodation line?
Accommodation line is a noun.
What is the plural of accommodation line?
The plural of accommodation line is accommodation lines.

Words near accommodation line in the dictionary

  1. accommodation coach
  2. accommodation house
  3. accommodation houses
  4. accommodation ladder
  5. accommodation ladders
  6. accommodation line
  7. accommodation lines
  8. accommodation on arrival
  9. accommodation paper
  10. accommodation papers
  11. accommodation train

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