aval

English

Wikipedia

Etymology 1

From the French aval.

Noun

aval (plural avals)

1. (finance) A financial guarantee by a third party to assume the burden of a debt, especially a bill of exchange in the event of default.

References

• aval, in Investopedia.

Etymology 2

From Latin avus, "grandfather."

Adjective

aval (not comparable)

1. (rare) Of, related to, or characteristic of a grandparent.
   • 1973, Wilfred T. Neill, Twentieth-Century Indonesia, Columbia University Press (1973), ISBN 0231035470, page 299:

     Sosrodihardjo found it hard to support his children, and the young Sukarno was sent to stay with his grandmother […] Believing that the boy had supernatural powers of healing, she put him to licking the afflicted parts of ailing villagers, and decided that he would be a clairvoyant. But alas for aval ambitions; Sukarno turned out to be a visionary of quite a different sort.

Synonyms

• grandparental

Hyponyms

• (grandfather): grandfatherly, grandpaternal
• (grandmother): grandmaternal, grandmotherly

Anagrams

• lava

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Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ablu-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eph₃ol- (“apple”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɑː.val/

Noun

aval m

1. apple

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Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ablu-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eph₃ol- (“apple”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈævəl]

Noun

aval m (plural avalow)

1. apple

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French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /aval/

Etymology 1

From à + val.

Noun

aval m (usually uncountable)

1. downstream area, lower reaches (of river)

Derived terms

• en aval a (downstream)

Etymology 2

Probably an abbreviation of à valoir.

Noun

aval m (plural avals)

1. approval, endorsement

Anagrams

• lava

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Spanish

Etymology

French aval.

Noun

aval m (plural avales)

1. endorsement
2. countersignature

Derived terms

• avalar