accommodation party

accommodation party
accommodation party see party 1a

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

accommodation party
n. A person who, without any direct or indirect benefit, compensation, or consideration, co-signs a negotiable instrument as a favor to the person who owes the money and, thus, becomes liable on it to all parties except the accommodated party who, by implication, agrees to pay the instrument and to indemnify the accommodation party for any losses incurred in paying it. This is frequently done when the creditworthiness of the accommodated party does not satisfy the person taking the negotiable instrument or extending the credit. Also called , in the case of a promissory note, an accommodation maker.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


accommodation party
One who signs a commercial paper for the purpose of lending his or her name and credit to another party to the document—the accommodated party—to help that party obtain a loan or an extension of credit.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


accommodation party
One who signs a commercial paper for the purpose of lending his or her name and credit to another party to the document—the accommodated party—to help that party obtain a loan or an extension of credit.

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