banker's dozen

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Eleven
By analogy, a method of lending where the interest is deducted beforehand, archetypally borrowing twelve dollars (owing twelve dollars back, a dozen) but actually receiving only eleven
banker's dozen

    Hyphenation

    banker's doz·en

    Turkish pronunciation

    bängkırz dʌzın

    Pronunciation

    /ˈbaɴɢkərz ˈdəzən/ /ˈbæŋkɜrz ˈdʌzən/

    Etymology

    () A play on the phrase baker's dozen; it is one less than a dozen as compared to one more.
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