English-French translations for promissory note

• billet à ordre
  En réalité, les pays en développement ne veulent pas d'un chèque envoyé par la poste ou d'un billet à ordre. The reality is that developing countries do not want some kind of cheque in the post or some kind of promissory note.
• lettre de change

Definition of promissory note

• 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

Related words

• promissory
• compromissorial
• compromissory