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Meaning of BACKWARDATION

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Back`war*da"tion\, n. [Backward, v. i.+ -ation.]
(Stock Exchange)
The seller's postponement of delivery of stock or shares,
with the consent of the buyer, upon payment of a premium to
the latter; -- also, the premium so paid. See {Contango}.
--Biddle.
 
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