spec. Scottish. A written letter of credit or similar document authorizing a payment to be made from funds. Obsolete.

A letter or document, esp. one issued by a bank or other financial organization, authorizing a named person to draw money to a specified amount…

A letter or document, esp. one issued by a bank or other financial organization, authorizing a named person to draw money to a specified amount…

Chiefly Law. Chiefly in plural. Originally: a document held by a creditor as a guarantee of the right to payment, or attesting ownership of…

a credit note exchangeable for goods at a shop.

As a count noun: a letter of credit, a cheque, etc., esp. one intended to be transferred within the banking system without being redeemed.

(a) a lottery ticket (rare); (b) = shop note n.; (c) a slip attached to goods for sale in a shop, bearing their price; a price tag.

= letter of credit n. 2 at phrases 5.

Affecting or relating to a circle or number of persons; esp. in circular letter, ‘a letter directed to several persons, who have the same interest…

A blank document used as a record. A credit note used in colonial trade in West Africa. Obsolete.