Ciera presents an instrument that states "pay to the order of Duff" to East Bank for payment. As the most common type of negotiable instrument regulated by the Uniform Commercial Code, this is

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This is a description of a check, which is a written, dated, and signed instrument that directs a bank to pay a specific sum of money to the bearer or to the order of a person or the bearer. The phrase "pay to the order of" is a key characteristic of checks.

Ciera Presents an Instrument That States "Pay to the Order