demand bill

American  

noun

1. a bill payable upon presentation.

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demand bill British  

noun

1. Also called: sight bill.  a bill of exchange that is payable on demand

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Example Sentences

“We’re still in very cold conditions, so we’re still seeing much higher than normal winter demand,” Bill Magness, the council’s president and chief executive, said at a news conference.

From New York Times

I wanted them to demand Bill's resignation and let Gore take over.

From New York Times

A spokeswoman from Berlin’s town hall, Claudia Sünder, said the mayor’s office had immediately taken responsibility for the coroner’s demand bill when it was brought to its attention.

From The Guardian

At the end of ninety days Smith & Jones would have had to pay back $484,000, plus ninety days' interest at 6 per cent., $7,260, all of which cash, less commission, the New York Bank would have invested in a demand bill of exchange and sent over to the London Bank, Ltd.

From Project Gutenberg

When he sells a demand bill, his account with his London correspondent remains undiminished during the time required for sending the bill by mail across the Atlantic and for its presentation for payment.

From Project Gutenberg