Value Except as otherwise provided in Articles 3, 4, and 5 of this title, a person gives value for rights if the person acquires them: (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; (2) as security for, or in total or partial satisfaction of, a preexisting claim;(3) by accepting delivery under a preexisting contract for purchase; or(4) in return for any consideration sufficient to support a simple contract. (Amended 2007, No. 99 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
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