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bank bill

American  

noun

Chiefly U.S.
  1. a bank note.


bank bill British  

noun

  1. Also called: bank draft. a bill of exchange drawn by one bank on another

  2. Also called: banker's bill. a banknote

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of bank bill

First recorded in 1690–1700


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Two-year swaps jumped 15 bps to 5.11%, still well below the March peak of 5.53%, while the 90-day bank bill rate implies the official cash rate will peak at 5.5%.

From Reuters ● Apr. 5, 2023

That requirement is included in the state-run bank bill now moving through the Washington state Legislature.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2021

When the governor signed a seed bank bill in Palmer, it’s likely Ketchikan hardly noticed.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 27, 2018

Congress had a spirited debate, and, before signing the bank bill into law, President Washington requested detailed legal opinions from Attorney General Edmund Randolph, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, and Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton.

From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2012

Every commercial instrument was required to pay a stamp tax, but this did not attach to a bank bill.

From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by John Sherman

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