demand note

noun

demand note

First recorded in 1860–65

It seemed to me that a rate-collector, presenting a demand note, could have boasted a more graceful errand.

It was a demand note, because, when we fixed it up, Barrington had said he wanted it to run an indeterminate time.

I gave Barlow a demand note, with the farm as collateral, to cover the loan he had made me.

A demand note, said Grierson, with musty gravity, is a negotiable instrument running for an indefinite period.

Grierson, said Jim, have you ever made the acquaintance of the creature known as a demand note?

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