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noun

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

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Origin of bill of exchange

First recorded in 1570–80

Words nearby bill of exchange

Billiton, billman, bill of adventure, bill of attainder, bill of entry, bill of exchange, bill of fare, bill of goods, bill of health, bill of indictment, bill of lading

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How to use bill of exchange in a sentence

In an email exchange a friend said many had repeated this same succinct review but they could never elaborate.
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“Someone is determined to keep Bill Cosby off TV,” she continued.
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And it must make sure that the platform of debate where we can freely exchange ideas is safe and sound.
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True, this may not be what James Madison had in mind when he was writing the Bill of Rights.
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But at the heart of this “Truther” conspiracy theory is the idea that “someone” wants to destroy Bill Cosby.
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It was very warm, and for a while they did nothing but exchange remarks about the heat, the sun, the glare.
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The lack of bill buyers in foreign countries who will quote as low rates on dollar as on sterling bills.
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Several able speakers had made long addresses in support of the bill when one Mr. Morrisett, from Monroe, took the floor.
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He is what the bill wishes to make for us, a regular root doctor, and will suit the place exactly.
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Tatham says, "Even the tavern keepers were compelled to exchange a dinner for a few pounds of tobacco."
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British Dictionary definitions for bill of exchange

bill of exchange

noun

(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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bill of exchange

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