READJUSTER

Etymology

Noun

readjuster (plural readjusters)

One who, or that which, readjusts.

(US, historical) One who advocates a refund, and sometimes a partial repudiation, of a state's debt, without the consent of the creditors.

Source: Wiktionary


Re`ad*just"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, readjusts; in some of the States of the United States, one who advocates a refunding, and sometimes a partial repudiation, of the State debt without the consent of the State's creditors.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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