banker's-bill

banker's bill

noun
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bank draft

noun
a draft drawn by one bank on another.
Also called banker's bill.


Origin:
1825–35, Americanism

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bank draft
 
n
Also called: banker's cheque a cheque drawn by a bank on itself, which is bought by a person to pay a supplier unwilling to accept a normal cheque

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