NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT
\nɪɡˈə͡ʊʃɪəbə͡l ˈɪnstɹəmənt], \nɪɡˈəʊʃɪəbəl ˈɪnstɹəmənt], \n_ɪ_ɡ_ˈəʊ_ʃ_ɪ__ə_b_əl ˈɪ_n_s_t_ɹ_ə_m_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - Legal Glossary Database
- 1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
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By Princeton University
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A written document that represents an unconditional promise to pay a specified amount of money upon the demand of its owner. Examples include checks and promissory notes. Negotiable instruments can be transferred from one person to another, as when you write "pay to the order of" on the back of a check and turn it over to someone else.
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