"sight draft" meaning in All languages combined

See sight draft on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sight drafts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sight draft (plural sight drafts)
  1. (US) A draft to be paid on presentation. Tags: US Synonyms: sight cheque
    Sense id: en-sight_draft-en-noun-~uRniuTH Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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