draft

In a sentence

Six example sentences with draft, each labelled with its topic.

• The exporter accepted a ninety day draft, so the shipment left the port before any cash actually moved.

  Finance

• Colonial merchants settled accounts in London with a draft that crossed the Atlantic more slowly than the goods did.

  History

• The tour operator asked for a draft rather than a card, and the hotel deposit cleared four days later.

  Travel

• The importer paid with a bank draft, since the seller would not release the containers against a company check.

  Business

• Merchants in the 1700s settled distant trades with a draft on a London house rather than shipping silver.

  Economics

• Under the code a draft is a negotiable instrument, so the holder can sue the drawer if payment is refused.

  Law

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