advance bill
A bill of exchange drawn before the shipment of the goods.
advance bill (1)预开汇票 托运人在货物装运前向买主开出的汇票。 (2)预开发票 通常应买方基于税收原因而提出的要求,在逐项详列的商品或服务交付或实现之前开出的发票。 (3) (=advance note)
Exchequer bill. A bill of credit issued in England by the authority of Parliament; an instrument issued at the Exchequer, usu. under the authority of an act of Parliament passed for that specific purpose, containing an engagement on the part of the government to repay, with interest, the principal sums advanced.
discount, n. 1. A reduction from the full amount or value of something, esp. a price. 2. An advance deduction of interest when a person lends money on a note, bill of exchange, or other commercial paper, resulting in its present value. See PRESENT VALUE. 3. The amount by which a security’s market value is