promissory note
noun
: a written promise to pay at a fixed or determinable future time a sum of money to a specified individual or to bearer
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Delta paid $15 million for the beach lifestyle brand, plus promissory notes totaling $22 million and an additional payout if certain performance targets were met.
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Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 18 June 2024
Prosecutors alleged Sutherland wrote two promissory notes for $5 million each owed to the 2009 irrevocable trust, one to Sutherland himself; the other to Byzantine Holdings LLC, in which Sutherland was a partner.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2024
When the company presented a 2018 notarized promissory note signed by Lisa Marie, Keough again fired back, calling it a forgery.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 22 May 2024
The amounts of the promissory notes were $1.2 million for Nunes, $4.9 million for Juhan, and $200,000 for Northwall.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
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Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 18 June 2024
Prosecutors alleged Sutherland wrote two promissory notes for $5 million each owed to the 2009 irrevocable trust, one to Sutherland himself; the other to Byzantine Holdings LLC, in which Sutherland was a partner.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2024
When the company presented a 2018 notarized promissory note signed by Lisa Marie, Keough again fired back, calling it a forgery.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 22 May 2024
The amounts of the promissory notes were $1.2 million for Nunes, $4.9 million for Juhan, and $200,000 for Northwall.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Promissory note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promissory%20note. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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