promissory
(adjective)
Stipulating the future actions required of the parties to an insurance policy or other business agreement.
Examples of promissory in the following topics:
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Notes Payable
- A promissory note is a negotiable instrument, where one party (the maker or issuer) makes, under specific terms, an unconditional promise in writing to pay a determined sum of money to the other (the payee), either at a fixed or determinable future time or on demand by the payee.
- Demand promissory notes are notes that do not carry a specific maturity date, but are due on demand by the lender.
- For loans between individuals, writing and signing a promissory note are often instrumental for tax and record keeping purposes .
- Negotiable promissory notes are used extensively in combination with mortgages in the financing of real estate transactions.
- A promissory note due in less than a year is reported under current liabilities.
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Components of a Note
- Notes Receivable represents claims for which formal instruments of credit are issued as evidence of debt, such as a promissory note.
- Notes Receivable represents claims for which formal instruments of credit are issued as evidence of debt, such as a promissory note.
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Types of Receivables
- Notes receivable are amounts owed to the company by customers or others who have signed formal promissory notes in acknowledgment of their debts.
- Promissory notes strengthen a company's legal claim against those who fail to pay as promised.
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Valuing Notes Receivable
- Notes Receivable represents claims for which formal instruments of credit are issued as evidence of debt, such as a promissory note.