{Negotiable paper}, any commercial paper transferable by sale or delivery and indorsement, as bills of exchange, drafts, checks, and promissory notes. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
negotiable paper — index check (instrument), draft, note (written promise to pay), security (stock) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
negotiable paper — See negotiable instrument … Ballentine's law dictionary
negotiable paper — /nɪˌgəυʃiəb(ə)l peɪpə/ noun a document which can be transferred from one owner to another for cash … Marketing dictionary in english
negotiable paper — /nɪˌgəυʃiəb(ə)l peɪpə/ noun a document which can be transferred from one owner to another for cash … Dictionary of banking and finance
negotiable instrument — n: a transferable instrument (as a note, check, or draft) containing an unconditional promise or order to pay to a holder or to the order of a holder upon issue, possession, demand, or at a specified time was determined to be a holder in due… … Law dictionary
Negotiable — Ne*go ti*a*ble (? or ?), a. [Cf. F. n[ e]gotiable. See {Negotiate}.] Capable of being negotiated; transferable by assignment or indorsement to another person; as, a negotiable note or bill of exchange. [1913 Webster] {Negotiable paper}, any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paper — n. lecture, treatise essay 1) to deliver, give, offer, present, read a paper 2) to publish; write a paper 3) (in a school, at a university) to do, write; hand in a paper (the pupils did a paper on the problem of air pollution; the students were… … Combinatory dictionary
paper — pa·per n 1: a piece of paper containing a written statement: as a: a formal written composition or document often intended for publication the Federalist paper s b: a document containing a statement of legal status, identity, authority, or… … Law dictionary
negotiable — ne·go·tia·ble /ni gō shə bəl/ adj: capable of being negotiated; esp: transferable from one party to another by delivery with or without endorsement so that title passes to the transferee negotiable securities a negotiable certificate of deposit… … Law dictionary
Paper — Pa per (p[=a] p[ e]r), n. [F. papier, fr. L. papyrus papyrus, from which the Egyptians made a kind of paper, Gr. pa pyros. Cf. {Papyrus}.] 1. A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to be written or printed on, or to be used in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
