a banker's dozen

One less than a dozen, i.e., 11. A play on "a baker's dozen" (13 rather than 12), it refers to lending in which interest is deducted at the time of the loan, therefore yielding less than what the loan actually stipulated. A soccer team has a banker's dozen players on the field at any given time.

词组	a banker's dozen
释义	a banker's dozen a banker's dozen One less than a dozen, i.e., 11. A play on "a baker's dozen" (13 rather than 12), it refers to lending in which interest is deducted at the time of the loan, therefore yielding less than what the loan actually stipulated. A soccer team has a banker's dozen players on the field at any given time. See also: dozen Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: banker baker's half dozen a baker's dozen baker baker's dozen a long dozen long dozen half a dozen by the dozen by the dozen(s)
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