| 单词 | prompt day |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprompt day C2. Business. In compounds denoting the day or date on which payment for goods purchased is due (cf. prompt adj. 4). Esp. in prompt day, prompt date. ΚΠ 1795 Times 26 Oct. 2/3 The Tea Sale..[will be] on December 2. The Prompt Day to be Feb. 26. 1830 Times 3 Feb. 2/5 The obligation..of paying up the duties on their purchases when the Company's prompt day arrives, about three months after the sale, although the teas may not be required for months. 1908 N.E.D. at Prompt sb. Short for prompt date, day, time. 1917 Manitoba Free Press 18 Jan. 10/7 (advt.) Funsten Bros. & Co..will offer for sale by auction..the following goods... Prompt day February 20th. 1934 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 48 298 A ‘Prompt Day’ is established a few days after the close of the market at which time payment must be made and merchandise removed by the purchaser. 1997 R. Dand Internat. Cocoa Trade v. 117 The prompt date is the day by which the buyer must pay for the parcel and therefore take delivery. < as lemmas |
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