2009年5月9日 星期六

bills of health

Federal regulators on Thursday ordered 10 of the nation's largest banks to raise a total of $75 billion in extra capital, and gave the rest a clean bill of health.

bill of health
n., pl. bills of health. (Abbr. B/H)
  1. A certificate stating whether there is infectious disease aboard a ship or in a port of departure, given to the ship's master to present at the next port of arrival.
  2. Informal. An attestation as to condition, especially a favorable one: gave the structure a clean bill of health in spite of its age.

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