Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• BAILMENT FOR HIRE
  
  A safekeeping agreement between a safekeeping institution and its customer. A contract whereby a third-party bank or other financial institution, for a fee, agrees to exercise ordinary care in protecting the securities held in safekeeping for its customers.
  
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