承付 指：

　　a.如果信用證為即期付款信用證，則即期付款。

　　b.如果信用證為延期付款信用證，則承諾延期付款并在承諾到期日付款。

　　c.如果信用證為承兌信用證，則承兌受益人開出的匯票并在匯票到期日付款。

　　開證行 指應申請人要求或者代表自己開出信用證的銀行。

　　議付 指指定銀行在相符交單下，在其應獲償付的銀行工作日當天或之前向受益人預付或者同意預付款項，從而購買匯票（其付款人為指定銀行以外的其他銀行）及/或單據的行為。

　　指定銀行 指信用證可在其處兌用的銀行，如信用證可在任一銀行兌用，則任何銀行均為指定銀行。

　　交單 指向開證行或指定銀行提交信用證項下單據的行為，或指按此方式提交的單據。

　　交單人 指實施交單行為的受益人、銀行或其他人。

　　Article 2 Definitions　For the purpose of these rules：

　　Advising bank means the bank that advises the credit at the request of the issuing bank.

　　Applicant means the party on whose request the credit is issued.

　　Banking day means a day on which a bank is regularly open at the place at which an act subject to these rules is to be performed.

　　Beneficiary means the party in whose favour a credit is issued.

　　Complying presentation means a presentation that is in accordance with the terms and conditions of the credit， the applicable provisions of these rules and international standard banking practice.

　　Confirmation means a definite undertaking of the confirming bank， in addition to that of the issuing bank， to honour or negotiate a complying presentation.

　　Confirming bank means the bank that adds its confirmation to a credit upon the issuing bank‘s authorization or request.

　　Credit means any arrangement， however named or described， that is irrevocable and thereby constitutes a definite undertaking of the issuing bank to honour a complying presentation.

　　Honour means：

　　a. to pay at sight if the credit is available by sight payment.

　　b. to incur a deferred payment undertaking and pay at maturity if the credit is available by deferred payment.

　　c. to accept a bill of exchange （“draft”） drawn by the beneficiary and pay at maturity if the credit is available by acceptance.

　　Issuing bank means the bank that issues a credit at the request of an applicant or on its own behalf.

　　Negotiation means the purchase by the nominated bank of drafts （drawn on a bank other than the nominated bank） and/or documents under a complying presentation， by advancing or agreeing to advance funds to the beneficiary on or before the banking day on which reimbursement is due to（to be paid the nominated bank.

　　Nominated bank means the bank with which the credit is available or any bank in the case of a credit available with any bank.

　　Presentation means either the delivery of documents under a credit to the issuing bank or nominated bank or the documents so delivered.

　　Presenter means a beneficiary， bank or other party that makes a presentation