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commercial instrument

Other forms: commercial instruments

Definitions of commercial instrument
  1. noun
    a document of or relating to commerce
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    types:
    financial statement, statement
    a document showing credits and debits
    coupon, voucher
    a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed
    ticket
    a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
    appraisal, estimate, estimation
    a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
    order, purchase order
    a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities
    bank statement
    a periodic statement prepared by a bank for each client
    account, bill, invoice
    an itemized statement of money owed for goods or services
    book token
    a gift voucher that can be exchanged for books costing up to an amount given on the voucher
    luncheon voucher, meal ticket
    coupon redeemable at a restaurant and entitling the holder to a meal
    twofer
    a coupon that allows the holder to purchase two items (as two tickets to a play) for the price of one
    commutation ticket, season ticket
    a ticket good for several trips or to attend a season of entertainments; sold at a reduced rate
    airplane ticket, plane ticket
    a ticket good for a trip on an airplane
    pass
    a complimentary ticket
    transfer
    a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances
    railroad ticket, train ticket
    a ticket good for a ride on a railroad train
    theater ticket, theatre ticket
    a ticket good for admission to a theater
    bus ticket
    a ticket good for a ride on a bus
    return ticket, round-trip ticket
    a ticket to a place and back (usually over the same route)
    overappraisal, overestimate, overestimation, overvaluation
    an appraisal that is too high
    bill-me order, credit order
    an order that is received without payment; requires billing at a later date
    indent
    an order for goods to be exported or imported
    market order
    an order to a broker to sell or buy stocks or commodities at the prevailing market price
    production order
    an order that initiates the manufacturing process
    reorder
    a repeated order for the same merchandise
    stop order, stop-loss order
    an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level
    stop payment
    a depositor's order to a bank to refuse payment on a check
    mail order
    a purchase negotiated by mail
    account, account statement, accounting
    a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
    earnings report, income statement, operating statement, profit-and-loss statement
    a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period
    type of:
    document, papers, written document
    writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
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