Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)
4. Exchange Media (hierarchy name)
5. exchange media (objects)

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Visual and Verbal Communication
4. Information Forms
5. information forms
6. document genres
7. documents by function
8. records
9. records by form or function
10. financial records

Narrower term/s

• commercial paper (exchange media)
• orders to pay[+]
  • letters of credit
  • checks (bank checks) [+]
    • travelers' checks
    • certified checks
  • credit instruments [NP] [+]
    • acceptances [NP]
    • promissory notes [NP]
    • bonds (negotiable instruments) [NP]
  • bills of exchange
  • money orders
  • drafts (negotiable instruments)
  • dividend warrants
• promises to pay[+]
  • acceptances
  • promissory notes
  • bonds (negotiable instruments)
  • tallies [NP]
• credit instruments[+]
  • acceptances [NP]
  • promissory notes [NP]
  • bonds (negotiable instruments) [NP]

Anotations

Scope note:

Written orders or promises to pay money that may be transferred from one person to another by delivery, with or without endorsement.