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bottomry
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[ˈbɒtəmri], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a system of merchant insurance in which a ship is used as security against a loan to finance a voyage, the lender losing their money if the ship sinks
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Origin
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late 16th century: from bottom (in the sense ‘ship’) + -ry, influenced by Dutch bodemerij
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