draft at sight
41demand draft — Synonyms and related words: CD, IOU, MO, acceptance, acceptance bill, bank acceptance, bank check, bill, bill of draft, bill of exchange, blank check, certificate, certificate of deposit, certified check, check, checkbook, cheque, commercial… …
42at sight — ➔ sight * * * Ⅰ. at sight ► used to say that an amount of money must be paid as soon as the document showing the amount owed is received by the person paying: »The bank draft was marked at sight . »a bill that is payable at sight → Compare …
43after sight — ➔ sight * * * Ⅰ. after sight ► used to say that an amount of money must be paid within a particular number of days, months, etc. after the document showing the amount owed is received by the person paying: »The bill read 30 days after sight. »a… …
44At Sight — A payment due on demand. An at sight payment will require the party receiving the good or service to pay a certain sum immediately upon being presented with the bill of exchange. Also known as a sight draft or a sight bill . This term is used… …
45on sight — adverb : at sight * * * on sight ▪ Without previous view or study ▪ As soon as seen ▪ On presentation ▪ (of a bill, draft, etc, payable) as soon as presented ● …
46at sight — adverb : as soon as seen or presented to view a draft payable at sight play a piece of music at sight translate a passage at sight vowed to shoot his enemy at sight …
47Bill of sight — Bill Bill, n. [OE. bill, bille, fr. LL. billa (or OF. bille), for L. bulla anything rounded, LL., seal, stamp, letter, edict, roll; cf. F. bille a ball, prob. fr. Ger.; cf. MHG. bickel, D. bikkel, dice. Cf. {Bull} papal edict, {Billet} a paper.]… …
48international sight draft — A sight draft drawn in a foreign country against a drawee bank of this country. 10 Am J2d Banks § 494 …
49at so many days' sight — (of a bill, draft, etc, payable) so many days after it is presented • • • Main Entry: ↑sight …
50documentary draft — Any order in writing requiring the recipient to pay the amount specified on the face of the document, either on presentation of the document (sight draft) or at a fixed future date (time draft) …
