'Contango' definitions:
Definition of 'Contango'
From: GCIDE
- Contango \Con*tan"go\ (k[o^]n*t[a^][ng]"g[-o]), n.; pl. Contangoes. [Prob. a corruption of contingent.]
- 1. (Stock Exchange) The premium or interest paid by the buyer to the seller, to be allowed to defer paying for the stock purchased until the next fortnightly settlement day. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Law) The postponement of payment by the buyer of stock on the payment of a premium to the seller. See Backwardation. --N. Biddle. [1913 Webster]