Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Containing, involving, or having the nature of a promise.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Containing a promise, or binding declaration of something to be done or forborne.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Containing a promise or binding declaration of something to be done or forborne.
- adjective (Law) a written promise to pay to some person named, and at a time specified therein, or on demand, or at sight, a certain sum of money, absolutely and at all events; -- frequently called a
note of hand .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Containing or consisting of a
promise . - adjective law, of a contractual provision Stipulating the future actions required of the parties to an
insurance policy or otherbusiness agreement .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to or having the character of a promise
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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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.
Ireland Bank Crisis: 'Worst Fears Surpassed' As Banks Need An Additional $42.7 Billion 2010
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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.
Ireland Bank Crisis: 'Worst Fears Surpassed' As Banks Need An Additional $42.7 Billion 2010
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"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
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The Government had appointed a committee to prepare legislation which would affect investments in short-term promissory notes,
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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.
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Colonel, or shall I make out a long-term promissory note?
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 Various
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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.
NYT > Home Page By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2010
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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.
NYT > Home Page By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2010
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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.
NYT > Global Home By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2010
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The sellers agreed to accept a short-term promissory note from Weinstein.
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