promissory note

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Recent Examples of promissory note These arrangements typically begin with the seller executing an installment sale agreement with a third-party intermediary, receiving a promissory note. Andre Pennington, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 However, the Tax Court disagreed, citing a signed promissory note, interest charged at the mid-term AFR, annual interest payments, and proper tax reporting, thereby upholding the transaction as a loan. Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025 Unpaid principal and interest on promissory notes executed by Cavileer in favor of Majestic is over $77.8 million as of Feb. 28, according to marketing materials for the upcoming auction. Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2025 Similarly, Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts enable clients to sell assets to the trust in exchange for a promissory note, freezing asset value for estate tax purposes while transferring future appreciation out of the estate. Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for promissory note
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promissory note
Noun
  • Pay by mail: Send a check or money order with a copy of your statement.
    Kara McGinley, USA Today, 24 June 2025
  • Consumers who use the mail are discouraged from mailing checks or cash in favor of money orders.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The United States in that war started printing paper money not redeemable in gold, and everybody hoarded silver.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
  • During this time, China replaced its traditional currency of silver and gold with paper money.
    Hassan Tayir, CNN Money, 21 May 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
  • Actual folding money has been raised, and in 2016 actual ground is to be broken, on HTT’s 5-mile (8-kilometer) test track in California.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2015
Noun
  • The Phoenix Suns are trading Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in the 2025 draft and five second-round picks, team sources told The Athletic.
    Kelly Iko, New York Times, 22 June 2025
  • The Phoenix Suns are trading the 15-time All-Star to the Houston Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in Wednesday’s draft and five second-round picks, according to ESPN.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025

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“Promissory note.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promissory%20note. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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