sight draft
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sight draft
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
Example Sentences
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I will draw a sight draft on my grandfather, I said.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
But here in the bank he stumbled over a sight draft for $4.17 drawn by a grocery firm and accepted by one Jerry Tangle.
From A Canadian Bankclerk by Buschlen, J. P.
I asked him if he would cash a sight draft for me on my firm for a hundred dollars.
From Tales of the Road by Crewdson, Charles N. (Charles Newman)
A sight draft developed from the above letter.
From Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) by Eaton, Seymour
Your bank cheque is your sight draft on your bank.
From Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) by Eaton, Seymour
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