See Also: Balance of payments (BOP)(finance)
balance of payments(encyclopedia)
balance of payments(dictionary)
Balance of payments(money)
Balance of Payments(money)
Official settlements balance (overall balance)(money)
Official settlements balance (overall balance)(finance)
Payments netting(finance)
Maintenance payments(finance)
Coupon payments(money)

housekeeper (iou) and Balance of Payments (money)


housekeeper (iou)



housekeeper noun. LME.
[from HOUSE noun1 + KEEPER noun.]
= HOUSEHOLDER. LME-M19.
With qualifying adjective: a good etc. person in offering hospitality. M16-E18.
A person in charge of a house, office, etc.; a caretaker. M16.
b. A guard dog. Only in L17.
spec. A person, esp. a woman, who manages the affairs of a household (in a large establishment usu. including supervision of any female servants) or (now) the cleaning of a hotel etc.; (with qualifying adjective) a good etc. person at managing household affairs. Formerly also, a person engaged in a domestic occupation. L16.
A person who keeps to the house, or stays at Home. rare. E18.

Balance of Payments (money)


Definition: Money owed or due to a nation resulting from its balance of trade.