1. Payment by bill of exchange is acceptable only if agreed in advance.

Wechselzahlungen müssen vorher schriftlich vereinbart werden.

2. A distinction is drawn between various kinds of acceptance: simple and full acceptance, partial acceptance (drawee only undertakes to pay part of the amount stated in the bill of exchange) and acceptance guarantee (additional guarantee by a third party).

Typische Abzinsungspapiere sind Zerobonds, Finanzierungsschätze und unverzinsliche Schatzanweisungen.