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Cushion(finance)
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cushion(2)(dictionary)
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air-cushion vehicle(encyclopedia)
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Safety cushion(money)
Cushion theory(finance)
scatter cushion(dictionary)

cushion(2) (iou)



cushion verb trans. M18.
[from the noun.]
Rest, seat, set, (a person or thing) on or against a cushion; prop up with cushions. M18.
Provide or protect (as) with a cushion or cushions; mitigate the effects of (as) with a cushion. E19.
Listener Action..to cushion the economy against a recession. H. Fast She looked for a role instead, always cushioning her defeats with Martin Spizer's promises.
Suppress quietly. E19.
C. Bront? There my courage failed: I preferred to cushion the matter.
Form into a cushion of steam or air. L19.
Billiards & Snooker etc. Leave, place, or rebound (a ball) against the cushion. Now rare. L19.