banknote
noun
bank·note
ˈbaŋk-ˌnōt 
: 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
Recent Examples on the Web
That’s how much money has been raised for UK charities in a series of auctions that sold some of the first versions of King Charles III banknotes to roll off the printing presses.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
New £5, £10, £20, and £50 banknotes featuring King Charles entered circulation in the UK in June, marking the first time the Bank of England has ever changed the monarch on its notes.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
This includes the Bank of England’s three ‘charities of the year’ as well as seven others that have not benefitted from charity auctions of banknotes since 2016.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
As a result, patrons — especially tourists — carry wads of bills to dinner, making stacks of pesos for the tip alone a common sight given the country’s largest denomination banknote was until recently just 2,000 pesos (about $1.50).
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2024
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
New £5, £10, £20, and £50 banknotes featuring King Charles entered circulation in the UK in June, marking the first time the Bank of England has ever changed the monarch on its notes.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
This includes the Bank of England’s three ‘charities of the year’ as well as seven others that have not benefitted from charity auctions of banknotes since 2016.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
As a result, patrons — especially tourists — carry wads of bills to dinner, making stacks of pesos for the tip alone a common sight given the country’s largest denomination banknote was until recently just 2,000 pesos (about $1.50).
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Banknote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banknote. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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