noun
a written promise to repay a debt
• Syn: ↑debt instrument, ↑obligation
• Hypernyms: ↑document
• Hyponyms:
↑cash equivalent, ↑certificate of deposit, ↑CD, ↑note, ↑promissory note, ↑note of hand, ↑floater, ↑bond, ↑bond certificate
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: a short-term negotiable promissory note issued by a government or a corporation as evidence of a floating indebtedness
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a short-term, negotiable, interest-bearing note representing indebtedness.
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certificate of indebtedness,
a short-term, negotiable note representing acknowledgment of a debt, especially one issued to cover current government expenses.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.