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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

Instead, they have to do it through a credit card, check, or bank draft, which is far more cumbersome and probably cuts into dues payments further.

From Slate Jun. 27, 2018

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

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

His secretary brought a bank draft on New York for ten thousand dollars and handed it to me.

From Cabbages and Kings by Henry, O.

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