Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
noun
a legal document, as a cheque or bill of exchange, that is freely negotiable, guaranteeing the payment of a specific amount of money, either on demand, or at a set time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: banking, business, law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: instrument, document
noun
an unconditional order or promise to pay an amount of money
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
Narrower terms: draft, bill of exchange, order of payment
History
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
