sight bill

noun [C] BANKING, FINANCE

Definition

› a bill of exchange that must be paid immediately: When a sight bill is presented to the importer he has to make the payment immediately, or within 7 days at most.

(Definition of sight bill noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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