"contango day" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: contango days [plural]
Etymology: contango + day Head templates: {{en-noun}} contango day (plural contango days)
  1. (obsolete, London Stock Exchange) The second day before payment of a contango debt is due. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-contango_day-en-noun-1IKDCv5Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Undetermined quotations with omitted translation

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          "text": "1968, P. G. Wodehouse, 'Do Butlers Burgle Banks?', Everyman, London: 2005, p 156.\n'Let's see, when is next contango day?' asked Ferdie."
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        "The second day before payment of a contango debt is due."
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          "William Blackwood and Sons",
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        "(obsolete, London Stock Exchange) The second day before payment of a contango debt is due."
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