discounted bill of exchange

  • 11discount — a deduction made from the normal cost or purchase price. Glossary of Business Terms 1) Quality differences between those standards set for some futures contracts and the quality of the delivered goods. If inferior goods are tendered for delivery …

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  • 12Discount — Referring to the selling price of a bond, a price below its par value. Related: premium. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. discount dis‧count 1 [ˈdɪskaʊnt] noun [countable] 1. COMMERCE a reduction in the cost of goods or services… …

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  • 13History of money — Numismatics Terminology Portal Currency …

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  • 14History of banking — The first banks were the merchants of the ancient world that made loans to farmers and traders that carried goods between cities. The first records of such activity dates back to around 2000 BC in Assyria and Babylonia. Later, in ancient Greece… …

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  • 15rate — The cost of debt service paid by a borrower or issuer to a lender or investor. The rate is expressed as an annual percentage of the amount borrowed. For some notes and bonds that pay interest semiannually, the semiannual interest due to the… …

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  • 16Arbitrage — For the upcoming film, see Arbitrage (film). Not to be confused with Arbitration. In economics and finance, arbitrage (IPA: /ˈɑrbɨtrɑːʒ/) is the practice of taking advantage of a price difference between two or more markets: striking a… …

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  • 17Hedge (finance) — For other uses, see Hedge (disambiguation). Finance Financial markets …

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  • 18rediscounting — The discounting of a bill of exchange or promissory note that has already been discounted by someone else, usually by a discount house A central bank, acting as lender of last resort, may be said to be rediscounting securities submitted to it by… …

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  • 19discount — 1) A deduction from a bill of exchange when it is purchased before its maturity date. The party that purchases (discounts) the bill pays less than its face value and therefore makes a profit when it matures. The amount of the discount consists of …

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  • 20discount — 1) A deduction from a bill of exchange when it is purchased before its maturity date. The party that purchases (discounts) the bill pays less than its face value and therefore makes a profit when it matures. The amount of the discount consists of …

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