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bill of exchange

American  

noun

  1. a written authorization or order to pay a specified sum of money to a specified person.

bill of exchange British  

noun

  1. (now chiefly in foreign transactions) a document, usually negotiable, containing an instruction to a third party to pay a stated sum of money at a designated future date or on demand

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Etymology

Origin of bill of exchange

First recorded in 1570–80

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Hamilton gave him a Bill of exchange upon Ld.

From Trial of Mary Blandy by Roughead, William

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