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original face value

original issue discount

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originate

o·rig·i·nate [ ə ríjjə nàyt ] (past and past participle o·rig·i·nat·ed, present participle o·rig·i·nat·ing, 3rd person present singular o·rig·i·nates)

verb

Definition:

1. intransitive verb have origin: to begin or develop somewhere or from something

a custom that originated in the 19th century

2. transitive verb invent something: to invent something, or bring something into being

Einstein originated the theory of relativity.

[Mid-17th century. < medieval Latin originat-, past participle of originare< Latin origin- (see origin)]

o·rig·i·na·tion [ ə rìjjə náysh'n ] noun

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