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due bill

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noun
  1. a brief written acknowledgment of indebtedness, not payable to order.

Origin of due bill

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95
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Related Words for due bill

duty, accountability, requirement, right, necessity, constraint, understanding, commitment, contract, agreement, liability, trust, promise, burden, need, debt, bond, loss, shortfall, conscience

Examples from the Web for due bill

Historical Examples of due bill

  • He would give his due-bill, and would certainly remit to me at San Francisco, but really couldn't tell exactly when!

    Across America

    James F. Rusling

  • He spoke so firmly that I was persuaded to make him a little loan, taking his due-bill for it, which he always insisted on giving.

    The Burial of the Guns

    Thomas Nelson Page

British Dictionary definitions for due bill

due bill

noun
  1. mainly US a document acknowledging indebtedness, exchangeable for goods or services
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