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Acceptance

The act of formally acknowledging a debt by signing a financial instrument called a draft. When done by a non-bank party, a trade acceptance is created. When done by a bank, a banker´s acceptance is created. See banker´s acceptance.

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Acceptance date

The date on which a draft was signed. For drafts drawn at “X days from sight”, the acceptance dates begins the time period toward maturity.

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Acceptance letter of credit

A letter of credit, which requires, amongst the documents stipulated, provision of a term bill of exchange. The bill is then generally accepted by the bank on which it is drawn or discount. The practical result is that the beneficiary…

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Accepting bank

In a letter of credit, this is the financial institution that executes a banker´s acceptance.

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Acknowledgement

1. Confirmation of receipt of a purchase order. 2. Confirmation sent by a bank confirming receipt of a collection. ACP Countries. African, Caribbean and Pacific countries is a group of countries with preferential trading relations with the EU under the…

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