"escambio" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: escambios [plural]
Etymology: From Latin escambium, excambium. See excamb. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|escambium}} Latin escambium Head templates: {{en-noun}} escambio (plural escambios)
  1. (UK, law, obsolete) A licence formerly required for the making over a bill of exchange to another person overseas. Tags: UK, obsolete
    Sense id: en-escambio-en-noun-SHrn-zRB Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Law Topics: law

Inflected forms

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