demand note

noun

: a note payable on demand

Examples of demand note in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On Monday, a man robbed the same branch using a demand note that threatened harm and fled with about $1,340, the affidavit said. Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2023 Standing next to the victim who handed over the money was a longtime employee with a unique understanding of what her colleague had just endured — she, too, had been robbed nearly 12 years earlier at the same branch, also by a bandit using a demand note. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2023 Federal investigators said a Springfield man robbed a bank last week after writing a demand note in pink highlighter on the back of his birth certificate and handing it to the teller. From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 28 July 2022 The individuals approached a teller and passed over a demand note. Jane Morice | Jmorice@cleveland.com, cleveland, 5 June 2022 The robber entered the US Bank branch shortly after 9:05 a.m. and presented a demand note to a teller, said Escondido police Lt. Erik Witholt. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2022 The robbery attempt happened about 12:30 p.m. at the Cabrillo Credit Union on El Cajon Boulevard near Baltimore Drive, where the would-be thief gave a teller a demand note, only to leave before the teller complied, Lt. Katy Lynch said. David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2022 According to court documents, Tinsley and an accomplice entered the bank with a firearm, handed a demand note announcing the robbery to a teller, then zip-tied the tellers. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Mar. 2022 The suspect entered the grocery store at about 6:50 p.m., then approached a teller with a demand note at about 6:55 p.m. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 9 Mar. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of demand note was in 1844

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“Demand note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demand%20note. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

Legal Definition

demand note

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