demand note

Callable debt instrument

A demand note is a loan that must be repaid whenever the lender requests it, rather than on a fixed date.

Unlike standard promissory notes with set maturity dates, a demand note gives the creditor the right to call in the debt at any time: The bank issued a demand note, putting the borrower on notice that repayment could be required without warning.

instrument

IOU

Written debt acknowledgment

legal document · payment order · bill of exchange

parties

borrower

One who takes temporarily

maker · holder · payee · obligor · obligee · cosigner · guarantor · endorser · bank · financial institution

liquidity

liquid asset

Easily converted wealth

credit line · overdraft protection · emergency funds

repayment

callable

Subject to early redemption

balloon payment · lump sum · settlement

risk

unsecured

Not backed by collateral

unbacked · signature loan · good faith · collection · nonpayment · delinquency · write-off · bad debt

Opposites
repayment timing structure

demand noteterm loan

Fixed-schedule bank advance

installment loan · mortgage · bond · auto loan · student loan

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G