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banker's acceptance

(also bank bill) noun [C or U] BANKING, FINANCE

Definition

a bill of exchange (= document ordering payment of a particular amount) which has been accepted and signed by a bank that promises to pay the amount stated: The requested loan would be completely safe for the company, as it would be guaranteed by banker's acceptance.
(Definition of banker's acceptance noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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