contango

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈtæŋɡəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kən tang′gō)

Inflections of 'contango' (n):
contangos
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contangoes
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
con•tang•o  (kən tang′gō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gos, -goes. 
  1. Business(on the London stock exchange) a fee paid by a buyer of securities to the seller for the privilege of deferring payment. Also called continuation. Cf. backwardation.
  • said to be alteration of continue or contingent 1850–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
contango / kənˈtæŋɡəʊ/ ( -gos)
  1. (formerly, on the London Stock Exchange) postponement of payment for and delivery of stock from one account day to the next
  2. Also called: carry-over, continuation the fee paid for such a postponement
    Compare backwardation
Etymology: 19th Century: apparently an arbitrary coinage based on continue
'contango' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
carry over - continuation

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