Accepting house
noun
a financial institution that guarantees a bill of exchange, as a result of which it can be discounted on more favourable terms
Historical Examples
The bill will be drawn on a London accepting house, to whom the English merchant is liable for its due payment.
International Finance Hartley Withers
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amenable; open: She was always more accepting of coaching suggestions than her teammates.
- Acceptingness
amenable; open: She was always more accepting of coaching suggestions than her teammates.
- Acceptive
inclined to receive or ; receptive: She was seldom acceptive of my suggestions. reasonably satisfactory; : an acceptive mode of transportation. Historical Examples Furthermore, I am an inceptive candidate and a susceptive candidate, and an acceptive candidate. Through the Outlooking Glass Simeon Strunsky
- Acceptor
. Finance. a person who a draft or bill of exchange, especially the drawee who signs the draft or bill, confirming a willingness to pay it when due. Also called acceptor atom, acceptor impurity. Physics. an atom of impurity in a semiconducting crystal such that the atom can capture an electron, creating a hole in […]
- Acceptor impurity
. Finance. a person who a draft or bill of exchange, especially the drawee who signs the draft or bill, confirming a willingness to pay it when due. Also called acceptor atom, acceptor impurity. Physics. an atom of impurity in a semiconducting crystal such that the atom can capture an electron, creating a hole in […]