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negotiable instrument

DEFINITIONS OF: negotiable instrument

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n an unconditional order or promise to pay an amount of money

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bill of exchange, draft, order of payment
a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
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
acceptance, banker's 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
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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instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
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