bank bill
Americannoun
noun
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Also called: bank draft. a bill of exchange drawn by one bank on another
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Also called: banker's bill. a banknote
Etymology
Origin of bank bill
First recorded in 1690–1700
Example Sentences
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That requirement is included in the state-run bank bill now moving through the Washington state Legislature.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2021
It was enough to convince Washington, who signed the bank bill into law.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 9, 2016
The bank forecast a 90-day bank bill rate of 2.2 percent by December 2016, down from the 2.6 percent it predicted at its last meeting.
From Reuters ● Mar. 9, 2016
Congress had a spirited debate, and, before signing the bank bill into law, President Washington requested detailed legal opinions from Attorney General Edmund Randolph, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, and Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2012
There is but one thing which throws any light upon this subject—the bank bill which you found in his hand.
From The Somnambulist and the Detective The Murderer and the Fortune Teller by Pinkerton, Allan
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