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Promissory Note

Definition: Promissory Note

Promissory Note

Noun

1. A promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time; "I had to co-sign his note at the bank".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definition: Promissory Note

DomainDefinition

19th Century Satire

"The substance of things long hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904.

Finance

An unconditional promise in writing made by one person to another, signed by the maker, engaging to pay, on demand or at a fixed or determinable future time, a certain sum in money to, or to the order of, a specified person, or to bearer. Source: European Union. (references)
 A written promise to pay a stipulated sum of money to a specified party under conditions mutually agreed upon. Also called a note, promise, or bond. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Promissory Note

Synonyms: note (n), note of hand (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Promissory Note

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Money

Note, note of hand; promissory note, I O U; draft, check, cheque, back-dated check; negotiable order of withdrawal, NOW.

Security

Promissory note; bill, bill of exchange; I.O.U.; personal security, covenant, specialty; parole; (promise).

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Promissory Note

English words defined with "promissory note": accommodation endorserdeed of trust, DuebillI O Unote receivabletrust deedValue received. (references)
Specialty definitions using "promissory note": grace period provisionleniency clausenegotiable CD, negotiable certificate of deposit, Negotiable Instrumentspenalty clause, prepayment clause. (references)
Etymologies containing "promissory note": Maker. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Promissory Note

DomainTitle

Books

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Promissory Note

AuthorQuotation

Typographic

Yesterday is a canceled check, tomorrow is a promissory note, today is ready cash -- spend it ... wisely.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Promissory Note

AuthorDateQuotation

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

1963

It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1915)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Promissory Note

SubjectTopicQuote

Trade

Ukraine

A promissory note can also be applied. (references)

Japan

A payment method widely used in Japan but sometimes unfamiliar to U.S. companies is the promissory note (yakusoku tegata). (references)

India

The payment obligation of the importer must be evidenced by a signed promissory note as prescribed by CCC. While the SCGP emphasizes high-value or value-added agricultural commodities, any agricultural product may be considered. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Promissory Note

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

promissory note

1,293

buy promissory note

4

promissory note form

114

legal promissory note

4

free promissory note

99

promissory note document

3

sample promissory note

68

simple promissory note

3

master promissory note

43

promissory note agreement

3

promissory note template

20

promissory note canadian

3

promissory note buyer

10

promissory note contract

3

legal form promissory note

9

florida promissory note

3

real estate promissory note

7

texas promissory note

3

write a promissory note

7

california promissory note

2

demand promissory note

7

promissory note legal document

2

secured promissory note

6

selling promissory note

2

sell promissory note

4

online promissory note

2

promissory note for sale

4

online promissory note

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Promissory Note

Language Translations for "promissory note"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

期票 (IOU). (various references)

   

Czech

  

úpis (debenture, obligation). (various references)

   

Danish

  

gældsbevis, egenveksel, egen veksel. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

promesse (bill), orderbriefje. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

velkakirja (I.O.U.). (various references)

   

French

  

billet ordre. (various references)

   

German

  

Eigenwechsel (promissory). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

γραμμάτιο εις διαταγήν, χρεωστικό γραμμάτιο. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

שטר חוב (bill, iou), שטר (banknote, bill, bond, deed, document, vexcel, writ). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

egyetemleges kötelezvény (joint promissory note), egyetemleges adóslevél (joint promissory note). (various references)

   

Italian

  

pagherò cambiario. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

約束手形 , 約手 , 手形 (draft), 借"証書 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

しゃくようしょうしょ, やくそくてがた, やくて, てがた (draft). (various references)

   

Manx

  

screeuyn gialtagh, folaue, \ fo-laue (receipt). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

omissorypray otenay

   

Portuguese

  

nota promissória (bill). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

cambie (bill, draft). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

вексель (bill, bill of exchange), простой вексель (note of hand). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

pagaré (promissory). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

revers (iou, IOU (=I owe you), note, note = promissory note, promissory). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

emre yazılı senet, ödeme senedi. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Promissory Note

Misspellings

"Promissory Note" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: promisory note, promissary note. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Promissory Note

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-i-m-n-o-o-o-p-r-r-s-s-t-y"

-2 letters: promontories, sensorimotor, tropomyosins.

-3 letters: premonitory, resorptions, tropomyosin.

-4 letters: misreports, posteriors, promissory, promontory, promotions, repository, resorption, responsory, spirometry, spoonerism, storerooms, toponymies.

-5 letters: empoisons, importers, imposters, impostors, mesotrons, misreport, monotypes, moonports, moonrises, mortisers, motioners, motorises, nepotisms, orpiments, poisoners, positrons, posterior, pressroom, primroses, prisoners, promisers, promisors, promoters, promotion, reimports, remotions, restrooms, roominess, roseroots, snoopiest, sorptions, spooniest, sportsmen.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Familiar
6. Quotations: Historic
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Expressions: Internet
9. Translations: Modern
10. Derivations
11. Anagrams
12. Bibliography


  

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