Promissory
['prɒmɪs(ə)rɪ] or ['prɑmə,sori]
Definition
(adj.) relating to or having the character of a promise; 'promissory note' .
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Definition
(a.) Containing a promise or binding declaration of something to be done or forborne.
Editor: Simon
Examples
- Six of those last-named little promissory notes, all due on the same day, Ben, and all intrusted to me! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- A particular banker lends among his customers his own promissory notes, to the extent, we shall suppose, of a hundred thousand pounds. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- A person whose promissory note for ?5, or even for 20s. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The banks, when their customers apply to them for money, generally advance it to them in their own promissory notes. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- No,' said Fledgeby; 'provided you have brought my promissory note in your pocket, and now hand it over. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Editor: Simon