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Bank Bill
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
In America (and formerly in England), a promissory note of a bank payable to the bearer on demand, and used as currency; a bank note.
(2):
In England, a note, or a bill of exchange, of a bank, payable to order, and usually at some future specified time. Such bills are negotiable, but form, in the strict sense of the term, no part of the currency.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bank Bill'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bank-bill.html. 1828.