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Banker's dozen

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A Banker's dozen is a play on the name Baker's dozen; it is one less than a dozen as compared to one more. It alludes to a method of lending where the interest is deducted beforehand, e.g borrowing (owing) ten dollars but actually receiving only nine.





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