borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
(chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank | an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests |
a person used by another to gain an end | |
an article deposited as security | |