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at short sight

at short sight prepositional phrase: (payable) soon after being presented.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (archaic) (payable) soon after being presented
    • bills at short sight

Questions about at short sight

What does at short sight mean?
At short sight means (payable) soon after being presented.
What part of speech is at short sight?
At short sight is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at short sight in the dictionary

  1. at scale
  2. at school
  3. at sea
  4. at second hand
  5. at short notice
  6. at short sight
  7. at sight
  8. at sign
  9. at signs
  10. at six and seven
  11. at sixes and sevens

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