promissory note
noun
: a written promise to pay at a fixed or determinable future time a sum of money to a specified individual or to bearer
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Loans the Fed made were less than the value of promissory notes presented as collateral.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
In exchange, Terrell had signed a promissory note committing to pay her $60,000 by year-end.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
People got back promissory notes — slips of paper with the dollar amount written in.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
His company, Sky Group, incurred a severe cash-flow problem and was unable to make interest payments on investors’ promissory notes.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
In exchange, Terrell had signed a promissory note committing to pay her $60,000 by year-end.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
People got back promissory notes — slips of paper with the dollar amount written in.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
His company, Sky Group, incurred a severe cash-flow problem and was unable to make interest payments on investors’ promissory notes.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for promissory note
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“Promissory note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promissory%20note. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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