promissory note

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Recent Examples of promissory note Draft a promissory note, charge at least the IRS's minimum interest rate (called the Applicable Federal Rate) and spell out terms. Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2025 In exchange, Terrell had signed a promissory note committing to pay her $60,000 by year-end. Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025 Riddell had been involved in a number of lawsuits around this time, including as a plaintiff in an action filed against its former president Frederic H. Brooks, who also was also among the co-investors with Epstein on the promissory note. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2025 In 2024, the SEC claims Frost expanded the financial firm’s reach by offering and selling the promissory notes to the public on the radio, the firm’s website and on podcasts and other programs. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for promissory note
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Noun
  • Note that the e-visa site shows both check and money order as options, but checks are only for agencies.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 13 Oct. 2025
  • That includes traveler’s checks, money orders, or foreign currency.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Even kids in elementary school now have their own debit cards, and plenty of today's children may never even handle paper money and coins.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Why Countries May Back Digital Currency Each of the examples above highlights the fact that the problem isn’t the physical object, whether coins or paper money.
    Alex Pron, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Not all vendors accept credit cards or electronic payments, so make sure to bring your folding money.
    Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025
  • And on New Year's Day, the traditional Southern spread consists of black-eyed peas and collard greens (symbols for wealth—coins and green folding money, respectively), ham or pork (for prosperity), and cornbread (for gold).
    Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 30 Nov. 2021
Noun
  • But with each successive draft, the inciting incident—Noah being invited to Marfa—was pulled earlier and earlier toward the start.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The draft of the story also mentioned Andrew’s adult daughters, known as Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie — who happen to be friends with Guiducci.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025

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“Promissory note.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promissory%20note. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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