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dorsum

dorsum (dor-s[schwa]m). [Latin] Hist. The back. • This term usu. appeared as part of the phrase in dorso to indicate that an instrument had been signed on the back. In dorso recordi, for example, meant “on the back of the record.” “In the first place then the payee, or person to whom or whose order

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commercial paper

commercial paper 商业票据 在商业交易中用于支付目的的各种短期流通票据〔short-term negotiable instruments〕,包括汇票〔bills of exchange; drafts〕、本票〔promissory notes〕、银行支票〔bank-checks〕、存款单〔certificates of deposit〕等。在英国指由着名公司发行的一种在15天至45天内支付的本票,并在货币市场上售给公众。在美国类似的工具称为最优商业票据〔prime commercial paper/p.c.p.〕,通常在4至12个月内支付,通过商业票据市场的经纪人出售。

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maker

maker n. (1)制定人 例如,法律制定人〔lawmaker〕。 (2)制造人;制造厂商 亦作「manufacturer」。 (3)缔约人;合同订立人 (4)本票(或存款单)签发人 专指发行本票〔promissory note〕或存款单〔certificate of deposit〕的人,其本身就是付款人。不同于汇票〔draft〕或支票〔check〕的出票人〔drawer〕,后者只是在票据上记载支付命令,而由第三人担任付款人。例如,美国《统一商法典》〔U.C.C.〕第3-413条即对「maker」与「drawer」予以区分。 (5)出票人 泛指所有票据的出票人,即「drawer」。

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