bank note

or banknote

noun

1. a promissory note, payable on demand, issued by an authorized bank and intended to circulate as money.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bank note¹

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

On Wednesday the Sun newspaper published pictures it says were taken during this summer's European Championship, alleging they appear to show Coote sniffing a white powder through a rolled up US bank note.

From BBC

They also found two bags filled with pound sterling bank notes.

From BBC

The new bank notes are heightening the pressures on Japan’s small businesses.

From New York Times

The Bank of England began printing bank notes in 1725, but it was not until 1960 that bills featured the monarch.

From New York Times

It was a brazen theft: thousands of gold bars and millions of dollars in bank notes stolen a year ago from Toronto’s international airport.

From New York Times

Related Words

• currency
• greenback