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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.
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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
Grubbs issued investors unsecured promissory notes paying a 12% interest rate compounded monthly, with lump sum repayments after 18 months.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 28 May 2025
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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
Grubbs issued investors unsecured promissory notes paying a 12% interest rate compounded monthly, with lump sum repayments after 18 months.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promissory note
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Those who wish to pay without incurring those fees will need to mail a check or money order, provide cash or money order at a payment kiosk, or set up their online or auto pay directly from a bank account.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The small fee is paid by credit card or money order.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
1 Jan. 2026
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The beans represent coins, the greens they are served with symbolize paper money, and cornbread is for gold.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
30 Dec. 2025
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The sharp rally in gold and silver can be read as a market referendum on the credibility of paper money.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
8 Dec. 2025
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Not all vendors accept credit cards or electronic payments, so make sure to bring your folding money.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2025
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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
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In those brownstones, the icons scribbled about notepads and surrendered those eternal drafts to thin paper zines.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Dallas Mavericks Remarkably, the Mavericks could be close to the second apron if their first-round draft pick is strong enough to bring a big price tag.—
Danny Leroux,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Promissory note.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promissory%20note. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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