Promissory note
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A promissory note, sometimes referred to as a note payable, is a legal instrument (more particularly, a financial instrument and a debt instrument), in which one party (the maker or issuer) promises in writing to pay a determinate sum of money to the other (the payee), either at a fixed or determinable future time or on demand of the payee, under specific terms.
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See also
- Bond (finance)
- Credit card
- Government bond
- Letter of credit
- Notes receivable
- Student loan
- Warrant (of Payment)
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