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Silent Confirmation

Term used for a bank's commitment to negotiate (i.e., purchase) documents under a letter of credit without recourse at a future date. A silent confirmation is not a confirmation in the true sense, and will not use the word "confirm," but is rather an equivalent form of protection for the beneficiary. The bank will require that the letter of credit be negotiable or payable by itself in order to be able to establish holder-in-due-course rights equivalent to those of a confirming bank.

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