Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Containing, involving, or having the nature of a promise.
- adj. Indicating how the provisions of an insurance contract will be carried out after it has been signed.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Containing a promise, or binding declaration of something to be done or forborne.
Wiktionary
- adj. Containing or consisting of a promise.
- adj. law, of a contractual provision Stipulating the future actions required of the parties to an insurance policy or other business agreement.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Containing a promise or binding declaration of something to be done or forborne.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. relating to or having the character of a promise
Etymologies
- Medieval Latin prōmissōrius, from Latin prōmissor, one who promises, from prōmissus, past participle of prōmittere, to promise; see promise. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The state will put euro 8.3 billion into Anglo Irish Bank, in the form of long-term promissory notes, but another euro10 billion may be required, Lenihan said.”
“Warnings of risks connected with investments in short-term promissory notes had been directed at investors on different occasions by the Government, and this incident once again confirmed the precaution they should exercise when making investment decisions, Dr Alant said.”
“No legislative powers exist at present to enable the authorities to monitor the activities of financial advisers or supervise the issuing of short-term promissory notes by companies in terms of the Companies Act." As a result of this, the Government has already, on the strength of findings and recommendations by the Jacobs Committee, appointed the Melamet Committtee with the request to prepare legislation which will be considered during the next”
“The Government had appointed a committee to prepare legislation which would affect investments in short-term promissory notes,”
“Colonel, or shall I make out a long-term promissory note?”
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12
“The sellers agreed to accept a short-term promissory note from Weinstein.”
“The state will put 8.3 billion euros into Anglo Irish Bank, in the form of long-term promissory notes, but another 10 billion euros may be required, Mr. Lenihan said.”
“This paper is a short-term promissory note that helps corporations fund their day-to-day needs, but the market for this staple of finance has dried up amid the credit crisis.”
“1,426,618 (33. 1\%) (44. 5\%) Short-term promissory notes 337,069 471,470 391,781 (28. 5\%) (14. 0\%)”
“Such methods could include the E.U. taking an equity stake in Allied Irish Banks PLC, a now nationalized general lender, or rescheduling so-called promissory notes, or IOUs, the government has pumped into three other broken lenders.”
The Wall Street Journal: Ireland Plots Course For Market Funding
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