bank paper
noun
drafts, bills, and acceptances payable by banks.
commercial paper that may be discounted in a bank.
Origin of bank paper
1First recorded in 1780–90
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How to use bank paper in a sentence
First, the unstable bank paper money defrauded the wage earner of a considerable portion of the purchasing power of his wages.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States | Selig PerlmanSome time in 1862 a large deficiency in the stock of bank paper unglazed was discovered at the mills.
The Chronicles of Newgate, v. 2/2 | Arthur GriffithsIt may be safely assumed that no motive of convenience to the citizens requires the reception of bank paper.
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume One | Abraham LincolnHe knew one person from whom they took 200,000 francs, giving him bank paper instead.
The next year they stopped all bank paper sent forth under the authority of the states by means of a prohibitive tax.
History of the United States | Charles A. Beard and Mary R. Beard
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