See Also: draft(medicine)
Draft(law)
Draft(money)
Draft(finance)
draft(1)(dictionary)
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Sight draft(finance)
RE-DRAFT, comm(law)
draft 3, adjective(dictionary)
Commercial draft(finance)

draft(2) (iou)



draft verb trans. [dr¨»:ft] E18.
[Partly from the noun, partly repr. pronunc. of DRAUGHT verb.]
Remove or select (esp. livestock or troops) from a larger body for a special purpose; US conscript (lit. & fig.); persuade or force (a reluctant person) to stand for office. E18.
E. J. Howard I volunteered for the army and got drafted into the Royal Corps of Signals. G. Boycott A practice match..with local builders drafted in as reinforcements. N. Podhoretz With conscription still in effect..I was certain to be drafted.
Make a draft of (something to be written etc.); draw up in a preliminary form. (Earlier as DRAUGHT verb 1.) E19.
V. Cronin She drafted ukases, directives, projects, memoranda...A secretary..corrected misspellings. P. Theroux A Patagonian lawyer who had helped to draft the legal aspects of the treaty.
Cut a draft on (a stone). Chiefly as drafted pa. pple. (Earlier as DRAUGHT verb 3.) L19.
draf'tee noun (US) a conscript M19.
drafter noun (a) a person employed in drafting livestock; (b) a person who prepares preliminary drafts; a draftsman; (c) a draught horse; a horse used in drafting livestock: E19.