Treasury note

or treasury note

noun

1. a note or bill issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, receivable as legal tender for all debts except as otherwise expressly provided.

treasury note

noun

1. a note issued by a government treasury and generally receivable as legal tender for any debt, esp
   1. a medium-term interest-bearing obligation issued by the US Treasury, maturing in from one to five years
   2. Also calledcurrency note a note issued by the British Treasury in 1914 to the value of £1 or ten shillings: amalgamated with banknotes in 1928

Word History and Origins

Origin of Treasury note¹

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

So in theory, we should probably account for the interests costs of, say, a five-year treasury note.

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A treasury note invited the supporters of the government to vote against the motion.

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One of the officers, a captain, bought a canteen of whisky of him, and offered a United States treasury note in payment.

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And Mr. Willie Pond handed the other a five-hundred dollar treasury note.

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Topmost was a five dollar treasury note; bottom-most another of the same denomination.

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Craig handed a small treasury note to the groom, who took it with a grin and touched his hat.

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