Except as otherwise provided in articles 3, 4 and 5, a person gives value for rights if the person acquires them:\n(1) in return for a binding commitment to extend credit or for the extension of immediately available credit, whether or not drawn upon and whether or not a charge back is provided for in the event of difficulties in collection;\n(2) as security for, or in total or partial satisfaction of, a preexisting claim;\n(3) by accepting delivery under a preexisting contract for purchase; or\n(4) in return for any consideration sufficient to support a simple contract.
Massachusetts Legal Code