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promissory note

(Encyclopedia) promissory note, unconditional written promise to pay a certain sum of money at a definite time to bearer or to a specified person on his order. Promissory notes are generally used as…

commercial paper

(Encyclopedia) commercial paper, type of short-term negotiable instrument, usually an unsecured promissory note, that calls for the payment of money at a specified date. Because it is not backed by…

suicide

(Encyclopedia) suicide [Lat.,=self-killing], the deliberate taking of one's own life. Suicide may be compulsory, prescribed by custom or enjoined by the authorities, usually as an alternative to…

negotiable instrument

(Encyclopedia) negotiable instrument, bill of exchange, check, promissory note, or other written contract for payment that may serve as a substitute for money. It is simple in form and easy to…

Brewer's: Suicides

were formerly buried ignominiously on the high-road, with a stake thrust through their body, and without Christian rites. (Chambers: Encyclopædia, lx. p. 184, col. 1.) They buried Ben at…

The Virgin Suicides

Director/Writer:Sofia CoppolaParamount Classics; R; 97 minutesRelease:4/00Cast:Kirsten Dunst, Hanna Hall, James Woods, Kathleen Turner The initial half-hour of The Virgin Suicides is…

Suicide Kings

Director:Peter O'FallonWriters:Gina Goldman, Josh McKinney, Wayne Allan Rice and Don StanfordDirector of Photography:Christopher BaffaEditor:Chris PeppeMusic:Graeme RevellProduction Designer:…

money

(Encyclopedia) money, term that refers to two concepts: the abstract unit of account in terms of which the value of goods, services, and obligations can be compared; and anything that is widely…

Euro Conversion Rates

On Jan. 1, 1999, eleven European countries began using the euro electronically, as a denomination for debt issues and bank accounts. The actual notes…

Budgell, Eustace

(Encyclopedia) Budgell, EustaceBudgell, Eustacebŭjˈəl [key], 1686–1737, English essayist. He was a cousin of Addison, through whose aid he obtained several public offices. Budgell contributed to the…