Bank bill

Bank bill
Bank bill Bank" bill` (b[a^][ng]k" b[i^]l`). 1. In America (and formerly in England), a promissory note of a bank payable to the bearer on demand, and used as currency; a bank note. [1913 Webster]

2. In England, a note, or a bill of exchange, of a bank, payable to order, and usually at some future specified time. Such bills are negotiable, but form, in the strict sense of the term, no part of the currency. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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