Bills of exchange
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Jerarquía
Visual and Verbal Communication (Hierarchy Name) > Exchange Media (Hierarchy Name) > exchange media > negotiable instruments > orders to pay
Descripción
Historically a form of paper currency used in Europe from the late Medieval to the early Modern period often as credit among merchants. Now refers to written orders to pay a specific sum of money on demand or at a specified future time; used with reference to foreign transactions; for similar orders to pay usually restricted to domestic transactions, use "drafts (negotiable instruments)."
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Otros términos
- wissels [nl]
- letras de cambio [es]
- bill of exchange [en]
- exchange, bills of [en]
- wissel [nl]
- wisselbrieven [nl]
- letra de cambio [es]