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Acceptance

The act of giving a written undertaking on the face of a usance bill of exchange to pay a stated sum on the maturity date indicated by the drawee of the bill， （usually in exchange for documents of title to goods shipped on D/A terms） - see Collections Introduction．

Acceptance Credit

A documentary credit which requires the beneficiary to draw a usance bill for subsequent acceptance by the issuing bank or the advising bank or any other bank as the credit stipulates - see Documentary Credits．

Accommodation Bill

In the context of fraud， a bill drawn without a genuine underlying commercial transaction．

Accountee

Another name for the applicant/opener of a documentary credit i．e． the importer ＝ the person for whose account the transaction is made．

Advice of Fate

The Collecting Bank informs the Remitting Bank of non- payment/non-acceptance or （for D/A bills） of acceptance and the bill maturity date - see Handling Import Collections．

Advising

Act of conveying the terms and conditions of a DC to the beneficiary． The advising bank is the issuing bank agent， usually located in the beneficiary country - see Export - DC Advising．

Advising also involves authentication i．e． advising bank should take reasonable care to check the apparent authenticity of the credit （ICC UCC 500 Art 7）．

Amendment

Alteration to the terms of a DC； amendments must stem from the applicant， be issued and advised to the beneficiary； the beneficiary has the right to refuse an amendment if the credit is irrevocable - see Amendments to DCs．

Applicant

One who applies to his bank to issue a documentary credit； in the majority of credits issued the applicant is an importer of goods

Avalise

The act by a bank in guaranteeing payment of a bill of exchange or promissory note by endorsing the reverse with the words good per aval and signed by the bank， or by the issuance of a separate guarantee．

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