consol

See also: consól, cònsol, and Consol.

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of consolidated annuity.

Noun

consol (plural consols)

1. (historical, finance) A perpetual bond issued by the United Kingdom, from the 18th century.
   • 2008, Niall Ferguson, The Ascent of Money, Penguin 2008, p. 76:

     Since it was arguably the most successful bond ever issued, it is worth pausing to look more closely at the famed British consol.

Anagrams

• Colson, colons, colóns, locons, loncos

---

Catalan

Noun

consol m (plural consols)

1. consolation, solace

Related terms

• consolar

Further reading

• “consol” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “consol” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “consol” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “consol” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

---

Old Latin

Noun

consol m

1. consul

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Latin: cōnsul