Banking and Finance. A person who, or firm which, discounts a bill of exchange, promissory note, or other negotiable instrument. Cf. discount, v. 3.
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > use of bills of exchange > one dealing in bills of exchange > discounter (6) discounter1707 Banking and Finance. A person who, or firm which, discounts a bill of exchange, promissory note, or other negotiable instrument. Cf. discount, v. 3. shaver1813 U.S. (See quot. 1860.) note-shaver1816 A person who discounts promissory notes at an exorbitant rate; a usurer. Cf. discount, v. 3a. discount house1832 Banking and Finance. A firm specializing in discounting bills of exchange, Treasury bills, etc. (see discount, v. 3). discount broker1863 (a) a person who, or firm which, procures the discounting of bills of exchange, usually by acting as intermediary; a dealer in bills; (b) a… bill-discounter1866 |
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