Cr'edit mobilier \Cr['e]`dit" mo`bi`lier"\ (m?`b?`ly?"). [F.
cr['e]dit credit & mobilier personal, pertaining to personal
property.]
A joint stock company, formed for general banking business,
or for the construction of public works, by means of loans on
personal estate, after the manner of the {cr['e]dit foncier}
on real estate. In practice, however, this distinction has
not been strictly observed.
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