promissory note

/ˈpɹɑmɪsɔɹiˌnoʊt/

promissory note noun: a document saying that someone owes a specific amount of money to someone else, often with the deadline and interest fees; the primary purposes of a promissory note are to evidence the debt obligation incurred, and to establish terms for payment thereof.

Noun

promissory note (plural promissory notes)

A document saying that someone owes a specific amount of money to someone else, often with the deadline and interest fees; the primary purposes of a promissory note are to evidence the debt obligation incurred, and to establish terms for payment thereof.
- Near-synonym: IOU
Synonyms:

note payable, IOU

promissory note meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

promissory note in Hindi

promissory note: हुंडी huṇḍī

promissory note in Tamil

கடன் உறுதி ஆவணம், கடன் உறுதிச்சீட்டு, புரோநோட்டு, வெண்கடன் பத்திரம்

promissory note in Marathi

promissory note: हुंडी huṇḍī

promissory note in Urdu

promissory note: ہنڈی huṇḍī

More languagesFewer languages

promissory note in Bengali: কবজ koboj
promissory note in Punjabi: ਵਸੀਕਾ vasīkā
promissory note in Tagalog: pagare, kasulatang pangako
promissory note in Malay: nota janji, nota janji hutang
promissory note in Indonesian: surat sanggup bayar, surat perjanjian utang
promissory note in Thai: ตั๋วสัญญาใช้เงิน dtǔua-sǎn-yaa-chái-ngən

Synonyms of promissory note

Forms of promissory note

plural	promissory notes

Questions about promissory note

What does promissory note mean?: Promissory note means a document saying that someone owes a specific amount of money to someone else, often with the deadline and interest fees; the primary purposes of a promissory note are to evidence the debt obligation incurred, and to establish terms for payment thereof.
What is promissory note in Hindi?: Promissory note in Hindi is हुंडी (huṇḍī). See Promissory note meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is promissory note?: Promissory note is a noun.
How do you pronounce promissory note?: Promissory note is pronounced /ˈpɹɑmɪsɔɹiˌnoʊt/ (US).
What is the plural of promissory note?: The plural of promissory note is promissory notes.

Words near promissory note in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: promissory note (page history and authors); हुंडी (Hindi) (page history and authors); promissory note (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); हुंडी (Marathi) (page history and authors); ہنڈی (Urdu) (page history and authors); কবজ (Bengali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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