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LETTER EXCHANGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Negotiable Instruments (Commercial Law)
- Foreign Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bill of exchange
1, record 1, English, bill%20of%20exchange
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bill 2, record 1, English, bill
correct
- draft 3, record 1, English, draft
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An unconditional order in writing signed by the drawer, requiring the addressee to pay a stated sum of money to a specified person, or to bearer, on demand or at a future time. 4, record 1, English, - bill%20of%20exchange
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Discounting of a bill of exchange, non payment of a bill of exchange, to negotiate a bill of exchange 5, record 1, English, - bill%20of%20exchange
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to some authors, a "draft" is a "bill of exchange" which, unlike a bill of exchange, may be made non-negotiable. However, the two terms are frequently used synonymously. 6, record 1, English, - bill%20of%20exchange
Record 1, Key term(s)
- letter of exchange
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Effets de commerce (Droit)
- Commerce extérieur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lettre de change
1, record 1, French, lettre%20de%20change
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- traite 2, record 1, French, traite
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- lettre 3, record 1, French, lettre
correct, feminine noun
- effet 4, record 1, French, effet
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Effet de commerce par lequel une personne (le tireur) ordonne à une autre personne (le tiré) de verser, sans condition, une certaine somme d'argent, à vue, sur demande ou à une certaine date, à une troisième personne appelée le «bénéficiaire», à l'ordre de ce dernier ou au porteur. 2, record 1, French, - lettre%20de%20change
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La France ne fait pas de distinction entre «traite» et «lettre de change» alors qu'on en fait parfois une en Amérique du Nord. 5, record 1, French, - lettre%20de%20change
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instrumentos negociables (Derecho mercantil)
- Comercio exterior
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- letra de cambio
1, record 1, Spanish, letra%20de%20cambio
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Orden incondicional por escrito, dirigida de una persona a otra, firmada por la persona que la otorga, requiriendo de la persona a quien va dirigida el pago a la vista o en un plazo fijo o futuro determinable, de cierta suma de dinero, a la orden o al portador. 2, record 1, Spanish, - letra%20de%20cambio
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
descuento de una letra de cambio, falta de pago de una letra de cambio, negociar una letra de cambio. 2, record 1, Spanish, - letra%20de%20cambio
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