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"Bill of exchange" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... The baron listened attentively; the trader went on: "You have known me, baron, for years past, to be a man of honor, and of some substance too; and now I will make a proposition to you. Lend me for three months ten thousand dollars' worth of promissory notes, and I will give you a bill of exchange, which is as good as money. The speculation should bring in four thousand dollars, and that I will divide with you in lieu of interest. You will run no risk; if I fail, I will bear the loss myself, and pay back ...
— Debit and Credit - Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag • Gustav Freytag |
Words linked to "Bill of exchange" : banker's acceptance, time bill, check, acceptance, sight draft, inland bill, foreign draft, sight bill, bank draft, cheque, dividend warrant, banker's draft, postal order, money order, redraft, time draft, trade acceptance, bank check, foreign bill, overdraft, negotiable instrument |
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