PROMISSORY NOTE Meaning of PROMISSORY NOTE in English nounEXAMPLES FROM CORPUS▪A promissory note is like a post-dated cheque. ▪Richter also said Steve Adams had signed a promissory note for the $ 50,000. Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary. Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5. 2012