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mention(1) (iou)



mention noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French from Latin mentio(n-), from base of meminisse remember, ult. redupl. of base of MIND noun1: see -ION.]
The action or an act of referring to, remarking on, or introducing the name of a person or thing, now spec. incidentally, as not obviously essential to the context (foll. by of). Orig. in make mention of below. ME.
HONOURABLE mention. make mention of refer to, introduce the name of, (in General use now usu. in neg. contexts, as make no mention of).
R. L. Stevenson The mention of his name leads me on to speak of our ship's cook. D. J. Enright: Q. D. Leavis comes in for favourable mention, too, as an 'astringent and serious reviewer'. E. Kuzwayo There is no mention of the circumstances which preceded my ill-Health. S. Hastings He distinguished himself by winning a mention in despatches for valour at Sedan. Marketing Week There will be no straight advertising..although any of the shows or places featured will pay a set fee for a mention.
b. [abbreviation of honourable mention, mention in dispatches, etc.] A formal or official commendatory Reference, as in a military dispatch. L19.
An indication, a vestige, a trace, a remnant. obsolete exc. Scot. M16.

Liquidity risk (finance)


In banking, risk that a depository institution will not have sufficient cash or liquid assets to meet borrower and depositor demand.