Legal Definition and Related Resources of Yard
Meaning of Yard
A measure of length consisting of three feet or thirty-six inches. Also, an enclosed space of ground such as courtyard, front yard, side yard, etc.
Yard Alternative Definition
An enclosed space or area, generally attached to a dwelling-house. A common term in deeds. 1 Chit. Gen. Pr. 176.
Financial Definition of Yard
Slang for one billion dollars. Used particularly in currency trading, e.g. for Japanese yen since on billion yen only equals approximately US$10 million. It is clearer to say, ” I’m a buyer of a yard of yen,” than to say, “I’m a buyer of a billion yen,” which could be misheard as, “I’m a buyer of a million yen.”
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Yard in Historical Law
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See Also
- Curtilage
- Square
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