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paper definition - finance
Short for commercial paper, which is a debt instrument issued by corporations for a short period, usually less than 270 days. The definition of paper may be expanded to refer to all of the short-term debt that the company has outstanding.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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