note of hand

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note of hand

(Banking & Finance) another name for promissory note

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note of hand - a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time; "I had to co-sign his note at the bank"

promissory note, note

certificate of indebtedness, debt instrument, obligation - a written promise to repay a debt

demand note - a note payable on demand

note receivable - your right in a promissory note in which the maker promises to pay a certain amount of money at a certain time

note payable - a note promising to pay a certain amount of money at a certain time

municipal note - a municipal debt instrument with a maturity of less than 2 years

IOU - an informal debt instrument; representing `I owe you'

time note - a note that specifies the time (or times) of repayment

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At one time the count thought of giving her the Ryazan estate or of selling a forest, at another time of borrowing money on a note of hand. A few days before the wedding Berg entered the count's study early one morning and, with a pleasant smile, respectfully asked his future father-in-law to let him know what Vera's dowry would be.

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He was already sufficiently startled by a letter from the Temple of the Tirthankars at Benares, enclosing a native banker's note of hand for three hundred rupees, and an amazing prayer to 'Almighty God'.

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'Yes, yes, I understand that now,' said Quilp; 'but I was going to say, I was so deceived by that, your miserly way, the reputation you had among those who knew you of being rich, and your repeated assurances that you would make of my advances treble and quadruple the interest you paid me, that I'd have advanced you, even now, what you want, on your simple note of hand, if I hadn't unexpectedly become acquainted with your secret way of life.'