discounting of a bill of exchange

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• discounting — Calculating the present value of a future amount. Discounting is opposite to compounding. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * discounting dis‧count‧ing [ˈdɪsˌkaʊntɪŋ] noun [uncountable] FINANCE 1. also …   Financial and business terms

• Discounting — Calculating the present value of a future amount. The process is opposite to compounding. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * discounting dis‧count‧ing [ˈdɪsˌkaʊntɪŋ] noun [uncountable] FINANCE 1. also invoice discounting …   Financial and business terms

• discounting — 1) The application of discount factors to each year s cash flow projections in a discounted cash flow appraisal calculation. 2) The process of selling a bill of exchange before its maturity at a price below its face value …   Accounting dictionary

• discounting — 1) The application of discount factors to each year s cash flow projections in a discounted cash flow appraisal calculation. 2) The process of selling a bill of exchange before its maturity at a price below its face value …   Big dictionary of business and management

• finance bill — noun 1. : a bill of exchange drawn usually by one bank on another bank for the purpose of transferring funds as a result of loans or for temporarily procuring money by discounting the bill 2. : a legislative act to provide the necessary funds for …   Useful english dictionary

• rediscounting — The discounting of a bill of exchange or promissory note that has already been discounted by someone else, usually by a discount house A central bank, acting as lender of last resort, may be said to be rediscounting securities submitted to it by… …   Big dictionary of business and management

• History of banking — The first banks were the merchants of the ancient world that made loans to farmers and traders that carried goods between cities. The first records of such activity dates back to around 2000 BC in Assyria and Babylonia. Later, in ancient Greece… …   Wikipedia

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• Negotiable instrument — A negotiable instrument is a document guaranteeing the payment of a specific amount of money, either on demand, or at a set time. According to the Section 13 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 in India, a negotiable instrument means a… …   Wikipedia

• discount — or discount rate [dis′kount΄; ] for v., also [ dis kount′] n. [< OFr desconter, to count off < ML discomputare: see DIS & COMPUTE] 1. a) a reduction from a usual or list price b) a deduction from a debt, allowed for paying promptly or in… …   English World dictionary