PROMPT
noun
Definition
A limit of time given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See Prompt-note. To cover any probable difference of price which might arise before the expiration of the prompt, which for this article [tea] is three months. J. S. Mill.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
PROMPT
(adjective)
1. Ready and quick to act as occasion demands; meeting requirements readily; not slow, dilatory, or hesitating in decision or action; responding on th...
PROMPT
(verb)
1. To assist or induce the action of; to move to action; to instigate; to incite. God first . . . prompted on the infirmities of the infant world by t...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
