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veksel

veksel noun: a promissory note or bill of exchange, particularly in Russia and Ukraine: a security which entitles its owner to claim certain property of its issuer (the debtor).

Noun

veksel (plural veksels)

  1. A promissory note or bill of exchange, particularly in Russia and Ukraine: a security which entitles its owner to claim certain property of its issuer (the debtor).
    • […] veksels - were a dominant form of subnational debt. The popularity of veksels was related to soft regulatory requirements concerning their issue and circulation as well as to additional benefits from seignorage[…]1999 January 1, Lev M. Freinkman, Daniel Treisman, Stepan Titov, Subnational Budgeting in Russia: Preempting a Potential Crisis, World Bank Publications, →ISBN, page 42

Forms of veksel

pluralveksels

Origin of veksel

From Russian вексель (vekselʹ), from German Wechsel.

Questions about veksel

What does veksel mean?
Veksel means a promissory note or bill of exchange, particularly in Russia and Ukraine: a security which entitles its owner to claim certain property of its issuer (the debtor).
What part of speech is veksel?
Veksel is a noun.
What is the plural of veksel?
The plural of veksel is veksels.

Words near veksel in the dictionary

  1. vejovid
  2. vejovids
  3. Vejovis
  4. Vejoz
  5. Vekich
  6. veksel
  7. veksels
  8. vel
  9. vel non
  10. vel sim.
  11. vel.

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