IOU; promissory note; debt receipt
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
IOU; promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt
Refers to an informal written promise to repay a debt, often less formal than a legal contract but serving as evidence of the debt. Can take the erhua suffix as 借条儿 (jiè tiáo r) in colloquial speech.
Tā他
xiě写
le了
yī一
zhāng张
jiè借
tiáo条
xiàng向
wǒ我
jiè借
le了
yī一
wàn万
yuán元
。
He wrote an IOU and borrowed ten thousand yuan from me.
Qǐng请
zài在
zhè这
zhāng张
jiè借
tiáo条
shàng上
qiān签
zì字
bìng并
àn按
shǒu手
yìn印
。
Please sign this promissory note and press your thumbprint.
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Tā他
ná拿
zhe着
sān三
nián年
qián前
de的
jiè借
tiáo条
lái来
fǎ法
yuàn院
qǐ起
sù诉
。
He brought the IOU from three years ago to sue in court.
Zhè这
zhāng张
jiè借
tiáo条
méi没
yǒu有
xiě写
huán还
kuǎn款
rì日
qī期
，
bù不
suàn算
zhèng正
shì式
。
This IOU doesn't have a repayment date written on it, so it's not formal.