欠条 (qiàn tiáo) — IOU; promissory note
Definition
A 欠条 is a simple personal IOU — an informal handwritten note acknowledging a debt. Compared with 借条, it is the note written by the debtor (one who owes); with 债券, it is informal, between individuals, not a formal tradable security.
noun
IOUpromissory note
Measure word · 张
Examples
- 欠条。Nǐ jiè qián de shí hou yīng gāi xiě yì zhāng qiàn tiáo.You should write an IOU when borrowing money.
- 欠条。Zhè zhāng qiàn tiáo yí dìng yào bǎo guǎn hǎo.You must keep this IOU safe.
- ，欠条。Tā hái qián hòu, wǒ bǎ qiàn tiáo huán gěi le tā.After he repaid the money, I returned the IOU to him.
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