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kite flying

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kite flying
n
(Business / Commerce) Commerce the practice of drawing cheques on deposits which are already committed, assuming that the delay in clearing the cheque will allow time to replenish the account Also called kiting
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kite flying
nSteigenlassen nteines Drachen; (Econ) → Wechselstreiterei f


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Also, his scientific achievements went far beyond kite flying and even the understanding of electricity.
The crowds were protesting a ban on kite flying, which the court had earlier upheld.
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