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Examples
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I'll have to leave a promissary note on that for now.
An Argument from Realism Against Naturalism about Human Beings 2008
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If you expect a famine, your promissary note may be worth no more than the calories it provides when you eat it.
The Myth of Time Preference, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Based on this record, do the eight promissary notes issued by McNaughton Apparel Group, Inc., to the Schneiders fall within the definition of a "security" as contemplated by Section 8-102 (15) of the New York Uniform Commercial Code?
Federal Decisions 2007
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It's a politically correct way of giving cash without being so vulgar (cash, of course, being a promissary note in the same way).
Archive 2005-01-01 Jonathan 2005
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It's a politically correct way of giving cash without being so vulgar (cash, of course, being a promissary note in the same way).
The value of gifts (or 'What Star Trek taught me about capitalism') Jonathan 2005
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The past is a cancelled check, and tomorrow a promissary note, the only cash we have in our pocket is the present ... today.
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This is a promissary note for one hug, redeemable should you ever be in the San Diego CA area.
Four Weeks Later Zoe Brain 2006
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Ok, off wafts another invalidated promissary note, now not even as valuable as Monopoly money.
it's too bright out there badger 2001
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I should not have thought of doing, had not I catched it from your conditional promissary note to Miss Fenton, which she proudly let me have a sight of.
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The state accused Fortner of further unethical conduct, including failing to record the promissary note sales on the books of the broker-dealers that he represented.
National Business News - Local Business News | bizjournals 2010
mollusque commented on the word promissary
One to whom a promise is made (OED2).
May 7, 2009