promise to pay
Example Sentences
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A promise to pay is only useful if the company can actually pay.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
Credit is the promise to pay money, an IOU.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Meta is also on the hook with its promise to pay back investors in the Hyperion joint venture if it terminates its leases early.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 8, 2025
A bond is a promise to pay money in the future.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2022
‘My friend here started that process last summer. He made the Olympians promise to pay you guys more attention.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
