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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

Example Sentences

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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

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

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2015

Am very pleased to enclose bank draft for $7, being renewal of my subscription to your journal for another year.

From Time Magazine Archive

Check, 339; certified check, 339 ff.; endorsement, methods of, 340; express money order, 340; postal money order, 341; bank draft, 341 ff.; time draft, 343 ff.; sight draft, 344 ff.

From Business English A Practice Book by Buhlig, Rose

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