bearer paper

bearer paper
bearer paper see paper

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

bearer paper
n.
Commercial paper, such as a check, payable to whoever has it; often written as “payable to bearer” or to “cash.”

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


bearer paper
A negotiable instrument payable to whoever has possession of it, rather than being payable to a specific person.
Category: Business, LLCs & Corporations
Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.

bearer paper
n.
   negotiable instrument (e.g. a bond) which is payable to whoever has possession (the bearer).
   See also: bearer

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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