What is another word for promissory?

Pronunciation: [pɹˈɒmɪssəɹˌi] (IPA)

Promissory is an adjective that describes something that involves a promise or an agreement to do something in the future. Some synonyms for promissory include binding, contractual, covenantal, sworn, pledged, and committed. These words suggest a strong commitment to following through on what has been promised, and carry a sense of obligation or responsibility. Other synonyms for promissory include undertaking, assurance, oath, vow, guarantee, and word of honor. Each of these words implies a level of trustworthiness and reliability, suggesting that one can count on the promises made by those who are described as promissory.

Usage examples for Promissory

MacArthur had taken a promissory note from a man named Thompson.
"The Naval Pioneers of Australia"
Louis Becke and Walter Jeffery
But as Congress could not tax anybody, it had no means of raising a revenue, except to beg, borrow, or issue its promissory notes, the so-called Continental paper currency.
"The War of Independence"
John Fiske
A promissory note-dated and delivered.
"When Egypt Went Broke"
Holman Day

Famous quotes with Promissory

  • Summer is a promissory note signed in June, its long days spent and gone before you know it, and due to be repaid next January.
    Hal Borland
  • Yesterday is a cancelled check. Today is cash on the line. Tomorrow is a promissory note.
    Hank Stram
  • Yesterday is a canceled check tomorrow is a promissory note today is the only cash you have -- so spend it wisely.
    Kay Lyons
  • God does not give us ready money. He issues promissory notes, and then pays them when faith presents them at the throne. Each one of us has a check-book.
    Theodore L. Cuyler
  • Over the years I have met people who have made a very human claim on me by making known their need to be loved. For a long time my response was instant and reflexive, born of the "oughts" I had absorbed: "Of course you need to be loved. Everyone does. And I love you." It took me a long time to understand that although everyone needs to be loved, I cannot be the source of that gift for everyone who asks me for it. There are some relationships in which I am capable of love and otters in which I am not. To pretend otherwise, to put out promissory notes I am unable to honor, is to damage my own integrity and that of the person in need, all in the name of love.
    Parker Palmer

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