time bill

noun

1. a bill of exchange payable at a specified date.

Word History and Origins

Origin of time bill¹

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

When a purchaser pays cash, obviously a mercantile time bill of exchange cannot come into existence.

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Standing before a railway time-bill, the first name that attracted me was Exeter.

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One copy of each Time Bill in use should be forwarded on the first day of each quarter.

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What day of the month is this, and have they changed the homeward mailboat's time bill?

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If he's keeping his time bill we're most two hours too soon.

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