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noun

a bill of exchange payable at a specified date.

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Origin of time bill

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Words nearby time bill

time, time after time, time and a half, time and motion study, Time and tide wait for no man, time bill, time-binding, time bomb, time capsule, time card, time chart

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How to use time bill in a sentence

When a purchaser pays cash, obviously a mercantile time bill of exchange cannot come into existence.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Standing before a railway time-bill, the first name that attracted me was Exeter.
Great Porter Square, v. 2|Benjamin Leopold Farjeon
One copy of each Time Bill in use should be forwarded on the first day of each quarter.
General Instructions For The Guidance Of Post Office Inspectors In The Dominion Of Canada|Alexander Campbell
What day of the month is this, and have they changed the homeward mailboat's time bill?
The League of the Leopard|Harold Bindloss

If he's keeping his time bill we're most two hours too soon.
The Mistress of Bonaventure|Harold Bindloss