bank note

or banknote

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

Origin of bank note

1
First recorded in 1685–95

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How to use bank note in a sentence

  • "Suppose you accept this dollar for it," and he passed over a banknote, which the stable man took with thanks.

    The Rover Boys on a Tour | Arthur M. Winfield
  • He picked up the five-guinea banknote, whilst she read, with surprise, 'Susan's Lamentation for her Lamb.'

    The Parent's Assistant | Maria Edgeworth

British Dictionary definitions for banknote

banknote

/ (ˈbæŋkˌnəʊt) /


noun
  1. a promissory note issued by a central bank, serving as money

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