bills+of+exchange

  • 21bills receivable — The amounts owed to a business by its debtors, i. e. its customers. An item that may appear in a firm s accounts under current assets, summarizing the bills of exchange being held until the funds become available when they mature …

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  • 22bills receivable — An accounting term used in financial statements, promissory notes, bills of exchange or other written instruments for the payment of money at a future date. Miami Coal Co. v Fox, 203 Ind 99, 176 NE 11, 79 ALR 333; demands generally. State use of… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 23bills in a set — ➔ bill of exchange …

    Financial and business terms

  • 24Arbitration of exchange — exchange ex*change ([e^]ks*ch[=a]nj ), n. [OE. eschange, eschaunge, OF. eschange, fr. eschangier, F. [ e]changer, to exchange; pref. ex out + F. changer. See {Change}, and cf. {Excamb}.] 1. The act of giving or taking one thing in return for… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 25Bill of exchange — exchange ex*change ([e^]ks*ch[=a]nj ), n. [OE. eschange, eschaunge, OF. eschange, fr. eschangier, F. [ e]changer, to exchange; pref. ex out + F. changer. See {Change}, and cf. {Excamb}.] 1. The act of giving or taking one thing in return for… …

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  • 26Par of exchange — exchange ex*change ([e^]ks*ch[=a]nj ), n. [OE. eschange, eschaunge, OF. eschange, fr. eschangier, F. [ e]changer, to exchange; pref. ex out + F. changer. See {Change}, and cf. {Excamb}.] 1. The act of giving or taking one thing in return for… …

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  • 27Telephone exchange — exchange ex*change ([e^]ks*ch[=a]nj ), n. [OE. eschange, eschaunge, OF. eschange, fr. eschangier, F. [ e]changer, to exchange; pref. ex out + F. changer. See {Change}, and cf. {Excamb}.] 1. The act of giving or taking one thing in return for… …

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  • 28Bills payable — Bill Bill, n. [OE. bill, bille, fr. LL. billa (or OF. bille), for L. bulla anything rounded, LL., seal, stamp, letter, edict, roll; cf. F. bille a ball, prob. fr. Ger.; cf. MHG. bickel, D. bikkel, dice. Cf. {Bull} papal edict, {Billet} a paper.]… …

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  • 29Bills receivable — Bill Bill, n. [OE. bill, bille, fr. LL. billa (or OF. bille), for L. bulla anything rounded, LL., seal, stamp, letter, edict, roll; cf. F. bille a ball, prob. fr. Ger.; cf. MHG. bickel, D. bikkel, dice. Cf. {Bull} papal edict, {Billet} a paper.]… …

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  • 30exchange — {{11}}exchange (n.) late 14c., act of reciprocal giving and receiving, from Anglo Fr. eschaunge, from O.Fr. eschange (Mod.Fr. échange), from L.L. excambium, from excambiare, from L. ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + cambire barter (see CHANGE (Cf …

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