Definition of bank draft in English English dictionary
When you purchase a bank draft (or bank check, travelers check or money order) payable to an international corporation, there is no requirement to report this transaction
A bank draft is a cheque which you can buy from a bank in order to pay someone who is not willing to accept a personal cheque. Payments should be made by credit card or bank draft in U.S. dollars. banker's draft a cheque from one bank to another, especially a foreign bank, to pay a certain amount of money to a person or organization
A check drawn by one financial institution against funds deposited to its account in another institution Drafts are commonly purchased for making remittances to distant places where an institution's check is more acceptable than an individual's check, or where the payee of the check has requested that exchange be provided where his place of business is located Drafts offer a convenient way for a person without a checking account to pay bills in other towns or cities at nominal cost
An order to pay on demand; a draft drawn on one bank by another It is used to transfer funds and to settle outstanding balances between banks, or to provide a customer with funds payable at a bank in a distant location
An order by a bank, to another bank, to pay a third party Widely used before the establishment of clearinghouses, often drafted by small banks on their corresponding banks in larger cities
bank draft
Turkish pronunciation
bängk dräft
Pronunciation
/ˈbaɴɢk ˈdraft/ /ˈbæŋk ˈdræft/
Etymology
[ 'ba[ng]k ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse bakki bank; akin to Old English benc bench; more at BENCH.