Bill+of+exchange

  • 11bill of exchange — noun a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another • Syn: ↑draft, ↑order of payment • Hypernyms: ↑negotiable instrument • Hyponyms: ↑overdraft, ↑foreign bill …

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  • 12bill of exchange — An unconditional order in writing, addressed by one person (the drawer) to another (the drawee) and signed by the person giving it, requiring the drawee to pay on demand or at a fixed or determinable future time a specified sum of money to or to… …

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  • 13bill of exchange — An unconditional order in writing, addressed by one person (the drawer) to another (the drawee) and signed by the person giving it, requiring the drawee to pay on demand or at a fixed or determinable future time a specified sum of money to or to… …

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  • 14bill of exchange — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms bill of exchange : singular bill of exchange plural bills of exchange a written order saying that someone must pay a particular person an amount of money on a fixed date …

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  • 15Bill Of Exchange — A non interest bearing written order used primarily in international trade that binds one party to pay a fixed sum of money to another party at a predetermined future date. Bills of exchange are similar to checks and promissory notes. They can be …

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  • 16bill of exchange — Raise Raise (r[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raised} (r[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Raising}.] [OE. reisen, Icel. reisa, causative of r[=i]sa to rise. See {Rise}, and cf. {Rear} to raise.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a …

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  • 17bill of exchange — A written payment order used in international commerce. A bill of exchange is raised by an exporter and addressed to an importer (or an importer’s *agent), to request payment of a specific amount at a specific date. It is similar to a *post dated …

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  • 18bill of exchange —    A document prepared by one party (i.e., the maker or drawer) ordering another (i.e., the payor or drawee) to pay a certain amount to a third party (i.e., the payee). It is the same as a draft. A check is a bill of exchange drawn on a bank… …

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  • 19bill of exchange — bill of ex change plural bills of exchange n technical a signed document ordering someone to pay someone else a particular amount of money …

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  • 20bill of exchange — bill of ex change (plural ,bills of ex change) noun count a written order saying that someone must pay a particular person an amount of money on a fixed date …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English