promissory

[ prom-uh-sawr-ee, -sohr-ee ]

adjective

containing or implying a promise.
of the nature of a promise.

Insurance. of or noting agreements or representations stipulating what is required to take place after the issuance of a policy.

Origin of promissory

From the Medieval Latin word prōmissōrius, dating back to 1640–50. See promise, -tory¹

Other words from promissory

prom·is·so·ri·ly, adverb
non·prom·is·so·ry, adjective

Words Nearby promissory

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How to use promissory in a sentence

We often think of the Fifteenth Amendment as a promissory note on racial equality, that had to wait to be honored until the Civil Rights victories of the 1960s.
Voter Suppression Grew Up From the Soil of Emancipation Itself | Kris Manjapra | April 8, 2022 | Time
When the oath usually represented as promissory is sworn, a covenant with God is thereby made.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John Cunningham
Evidence has been given, that the latter kind of oaths, viewed as promissory, brings under an engagement to God.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John Cunningham
An unpaid promissory note is an executory contract, when paid it becomes an executed one.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles
The banks do not pry into his moral character: they are satisfied that he meets his overdrafts and promissory notes punctually.
Third class in Indian railways | Mahatma Gandhi

Six of those last-named little promissory notes, all due on the same day, Ben, and all intrusted to me!'
The Pickwick Papers | Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for promissory

promissory

/ (ˈprɒmɪsərɪ) /

adjective

containing, relating to, or having the nature of a promise
insurance stipulating how the provisions of an insurance contract will be fulfilled after it has been signed

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