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bank draft

American  

noun

  1. a draft drawn by one bank on another.


bank draft British  

noun

  1. Also called: banker's cheque. a cheque drawn by a bank on itself, which is bought by a person to pay a supplier unwilling to accept a normal cheque

"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 draft

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35


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But it's understood that donations from the Sheikh were also made by bank draft and there could be a challenge over details of the amounts and how payments were handed over.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2022

Well, that was about a month ago, and although my account has now been invested, my bank draft still hasn’t happened, and my emails to him have gone unanswered.

From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2015

Not only had my bank draft never gone through, but my IRA hadn’t been invested yet.

From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2015

Last month Gold showed a town house to one Arab who plunked down a $311,500 bank draft overnight in full payment.

From Time Magazine Archive

The others were from acquaintances—mere chit-chat; "and now for the old girls," he thought, which on opening a bank draft for L50 dropped out.

From A Heart-Song of To-day by Annie Gregg Savigny

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