D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Contango

/(kŏn*tăṉ"gō̇)/ · Con·tan·go · IPA /kənˈtæŋɡoʊ/
01 n. 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 s…
pl. Contangoes ((#))
  1. 1.
    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.(Stock Exchange) [Eng.]
  2. 2.
    The postponement of payment by the buyer of stock on the payment of a premium to the seller. See Backwardation.(Law) See: Backwardation