promise to pay
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promise to pay another's debt — index guaranty Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
promise to pay — An undertaking to pay. UCC § 3 102(1)(c) … Ballentine's law dictionary
promise to pay the debt of another — See promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another … Ballentine's law dictionary
promise to pay when able — An acknowledgment sufficient for the purpose of creating a stated account only where there is an absolute assent to the amount. Kaunitz v Wheeler, 344 Mich 181, 73 NW2d 263 … Ballentine's law dictionary
promise — prom·ise n: a declaration or manifestation esp. in a contract of an intention to act or refrain from acting in a specified way that gives the party to whom it is made a right to expect its fulfillment aleatory promise: a promise (as to compensate … Law dictionary
promise — A declaration which binds the person who makes it, either in honor, conscience, or law, to do or forbear a certain specific act, and which gives to the person to whom made a right to expect or claim the performance of some particular thing. A… … Black's law dictionary
promise — / prɒmɪs/ noun an act of saying that you will do something ♦ to keep a promise to do what you said you would do ● He says he will pay next week, but he never keeps his promises. ♦ to go back on a promise not to do what you said you would do ● The … Dictionary of banking and finance
pay — pay1 /pay/, v., paid or (Obs. except for defs. 12, 24c) payed; paying; n., adj. v.t. 1. to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill. 2. to give over (a certain amount of… … Universalium
Pay-per-view — (often abbreviated PPV) is the system in which television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event to their homes. The event is shown at the same time to everyone ordering it, as opposed to video … Wikipedia
promise — vb Promise, engage, pledge, plight, covenant, contract are comparable when they mean to give one s word that one will act in a specified way (as by doing, making, giving, or accepting) in respect to something stipulated. Promise implies a giving… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
