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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Although she's never collected rare banknotes in the past, there's a first time for everything, as this is the first rare note that u/Livid-Highlight2907 has come across. Alyce Collins, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024 Until very recently, the largest banknote was for 1k pesos (worth around $1 in the dólar blue exchange rate). thehustle.co, 22 Nov. 2024 The government printed a 100-trillion Zimbabwe dollar banknote to keep up with spiraling prices that saw a loaf of bread going for more than 500 million Zimbabwe dollars. Farai Mutsaka, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024 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 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 21 Dec. 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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