BANKING AND FINANCE

Parts of speech are set in italics, immediately following the British headword.
Usage labels: when a Briticism is nonstandard this is indicated in italics, either at
the beginning of the comment or, when there is no comment, immediately follow-
ing the function label. The labels used are: Rhyming slang, Slang, Inf. (Informal),
Old-fash. (Old-fashioned), and Rare. American equivalents are similarly labeled.