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bank bill

 
 
noun [C]

Definition

(also banker's acceptance) FINANCE a document signed by a bank agreeing to pay the amount that is named on it: Bank bills are traded in the money markets in the same way as trade bills, except that the rate of discount is smaller.
especially US banknote
(Definition of bank bill noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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