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bill of exchange

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bill of exchange
n. pl. bills of exchange Abbr. B/E
A written order directing that a specified sum of money be paid to a specified person.

bill of exchange
Noun
a document instructing a third party to pay a stated sum at a designated date or on demand
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Noun1.bill of exchange - a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
negotiable instrument - an unconditional order or promise to pay an amount of money
overdraft - a draft in excess of the credit balance
foreign bill, foreign draft - a bill of exchange that is drawn in one country and made payable in another
inland bill - a bill of exchange that is both drawn and made payable in the same country
redraft - a draft for the amount of a dishonored draft plus the costs and charges of drafting again
trade acceptance - a bill of exchange for a specific purchase; drawn on the buyer by the seller and bearing the buyer's acceptance
bank draft, banker's draft - a draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bank
dividend warrant - an order of payment (such as a check payable to a shareholder) in which a dividend is paid
money order, postal order - a written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual; obtainable and payable at a post office
banker's acceptance, acceptance - banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank
bank check, check, cheque - a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check"
sight bill, sight draft - a draft payable on presentation
time bill, time draft - a draft payable at a specified future date


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What a contrast between the well-clad, reading, writing, thinking American, with a watch, a pencil and a bill of exchange in his pocket, and the naked New Zealander, whose property is a club, a spear, a mat and an undivided twentieth of a shed to sleep under
I heard it proposed lately that two young men should travel together over the world, the one without money, earning his means as he went, before the mast and behind the plow, the other carrying a bill of exchange in his pocket.
 
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