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eligible bill

 
 
noun [C] BANKING

Definition

in the UK, a bill of exchange (= document ordering payment for goods or services) that a bank approved by the Bank of England has accepted, and which the Bank of England has agreed to buy immediately: Eligible bills are virtually risk free since the Bank guarantees to buy all that are offered.
(Definition of eligible bill noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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