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(finance) An institution specialising in the acceptance and guarantee of bills of exchange, thereby facilitating the lending of money.
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(banking) A bill of exchange endorsed by a reputable third party acting as a guarantor, as a favor and without compensation.
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(commerce, law) A note or bill drawn, draft accepted, or endorsed by one or more parties to enable another party to obtain credit or raise money without consideration or collateral.
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A bank or financial institution that processes credit card or debit card payments on behalf of a merchant.
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(law, banking) A slip of paper attached to a negotiable instrument to hold endorsements should the document itself be unable to hold any more.
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The process of saving a bank from insolvency by making use of its internal resources (such as client deposits).
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Alternative form of bail in [The process of saving a bank from insolvency by making use of its internal resources (such as client deposits).]
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(now historical) A promissory note issued by a bank, payable at a given time to a specific beneficiary.
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An exchange of goods or services without the use of money.
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A writing binding the signer or signers to pay a certain sum at a future day or on demand, with or without interest, as may be stated in the document; a bill of exchange. In the United States, it is usually called a note, a note of hand, or a promissory note.
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(banking) A document demanding payment from another party, especially used in international trade.
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(business) An issuer of a bill.
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(plural only) The outstanding unpaid notes or acceptances made and issued by an individual or firm.
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(transitive, construction) To lay bricks in a specific pattern.
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(banking, finance) A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.
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(rare) The business of currency exchange.
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(uncountable, finance) Liquid assets, money that can be traded quickly, as distinct from assets that are invested and cannot be easily exchanged.
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The money obtained using a service allowing credit card holders to withdraw cash, either through an ATM or over the counter at a bank or other financial agency, up to a certain limit.
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(politics) Legislation that serves primarily the purpose of generating revenue.
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Direct payment by cash, as opposed to through a bank.
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Synonym of cash on the barrelhead
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A current account; a bank account from which money can easily be transferred, by check(US)/cheque(UK) or other means.
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A banking system popular in South Asia whereby a group of individuals agree to save or borrow together for a specified amount of time.
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(UK, obsolete) A document issued by the bond office stating that duty has been paid and goods may be sold.
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Acronym of cost of goods sold. [(accounting) The expense of acquiring the inventory that is sold during a given accounting period.]
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(finance) A person who endorses a promissory note.
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A commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer to cancel part or all of an earlier invoice.
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(Britain, banking) A checking account (US) at a bank which is used for daily transactions, as opposed to a deposit account or savings account.
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(banking) A bank deposit that may be withdrawn without notice.
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a financial instrument, issued by a bank, that may be traded as if it were a share in a foreign company
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(finance, banking, business) A deposit of money straight from the source (and initiated by the source) into a bank account, by wire, or other means.
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(finance) cash (or cash-like securities) kept in reserve in case of need.
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A brief written acknowledgement of a debt, not made payable to order, like a promissory note
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Alternative form of earnest money [(chiefly US) Money paid as a deposit to show intent to buy or to reserve an item to be purchased; especially, money accompanying an offer to buy real estate.]
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(finance) A bill issued at the Exchequer, under the authority of acts of parliament, as security for money advanced to the government.
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A person who, as a profession, profits from large financial transactions.
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A small sum of money put in a cashier's till, or otherwise secured, at the start of business, to enable change to be made.
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(finance) A giro; a document representing a request to transfer funds from one's account.
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(business) An amount of money advanced to someone starting a business in return for a share of the future profits.
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Goods or services used as payment, as e.g. in barter.
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(finance, banking) A document, used primarily in trade finance and issued generally by a financial institution, in which the institution promises to pay debts up to a certain limit to be acquired by the beneficiary against delivery of documents specified in the letter.
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A dealer in, or negotiator of, loans.
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(US, slang) Synonym of IOU, an informal record of a debt.
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(finance) A person or company that undertakes to quote both a buy and a sell price for a financial instrument.
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Someone who provides the financing for an endeavor.
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A person who lends money and charges interest, especially one who is not part of the official financial industry
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(Islamic finance) A financing arrangement where a bank or other party buys an item and sells it on at an agreed price including profit, typically in instalments.
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(law, banking, business) a legal document, as a cheque or bill of exchange, that is freely negotiable.
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(finance) A written or printed paper acknowledging a debt, and promising payment
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(slang) A bank robbery in which the robber hands the teller a note demanding cash.
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(now archaic) A written guarantee to pay or repay a given sum; a receipt; a promissory note.
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A person or body which demands loyalty or services in return for payment (especially as paid in advance).
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(finance, chiefly banking) An instruction from a sender to a receiving bank, transmitted orally, electronically, or in writing, to pay, or to cause another bank to pay a fixed and determinable amount of money to a beneficiary.
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(countable) A startup company in the finance sector dealing with payments.
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(obsolete) An illegal daily lottery in late nineteenth and early twentieth century USA on numbers drawn from a lottery wheel (no plural)
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(finance) A note issued by a bank, payable at some future specified time, as distinguished from a note payable on demand.
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(slang) ready money; cash
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An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.
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A voucher or token coin used in place of legal tender for payment of wages.
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(economics, finance) A system of bartering, once common in Africa, in which traders remain silent, either because they have no language in common or because they both wish to keep secret and not discuss the origins of their goods (especially gold and salt).
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(figuratively) Money that is paid immediately as cash.
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A paper certifying its bearer's ownership of shares (in a certain quantity) in a corporation.
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a company that maintains a stock of certain products.
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(law) A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose a claim.
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(transitive) to levy a duty on (something)
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A system for reciprocal volunteering that uses time as the unit of currency.
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A bill of exchange that is to be paid at some future date.
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(banking) A deposit in a bank that cannot be withdrawn before a specified date.
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(business, banking, finance) A negotiable instrument in the course of international trade similar to a Banker's Acceptance (BA) except it is drawn on and accepted by a buyer/importer (as opposed to a bank). May be sold to a bank or investor at a discount becoming a marketable money-market instrument.
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(business) Money invested in an innovative enterprise in which both the potential for profit and the risk of loss are considerable.
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A stake, often financial, in a particular outcome.
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A piece of paper that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services.
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(by extension) A fund for some special purpose, such as a political campaign
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(finance, slang) A signed agreement to act as guarantor for another's debt.
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