banknote

noun

bank·​note ˈbaŋk-ˌnōt How to pronounce banknote (audio)
: a promissory note issued by a bank payable to bearer on demand without interest and acceptable as money

Examples of banknote in a Sentence

the new nation immediately printed up its own banknotes
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Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda delivers a speech at the start of issuance of new yen banknotes at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024. Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 July 2024 One half of all transactions in 2023 were made using banknotes and coins, according to Bundesbank. Sophie Tanno, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024 Last year, Australia opted to put an Indigenous design rather than an image of Charles on its new $5 bill, the last banknote that had featured the British monarchy. Hannah Peart, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2024 Japanese 10,000 yen banknotes arranged in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for banknote 

Word History

First Known Use

1695, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of banknote was in 1695

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“Banknote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banknote. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

bank note

noun
: a note issued by a bank that must be paid without interest to anyone presenting it at any time and that may be used as money

Legal Definition

bank note

see note

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