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Banknote

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noun. A piece of paper currency.

noun. A promissory note issued by a central bank.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

noun. A promissory note payable on demand, made and issued by a bank authorized by law, and intended to circulate as money. In the United States frequently called bank-bill.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

A promissory note issued by a bank or banking company, payable to the bearer on demand. See also sense 4.

Formerly, a promissory note made by a banker, or banking company, payable to a specified person at a fixed date; a bank bill. See Bank bill, 2.

A promissory note payable at a bank.

A promissory note issued by an authorized bank, payable to the bearer on demand and intended to circulate as government-authorized money; in the United States such notes may only be issued by a Federal Reserve Bank.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

noun. A piece of paper currency.

noun. A demand note issued by private banks presumably backed up by gold or silver coin.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

noun. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)

Word Usage

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cross-reference

bank-note paper bank-note press

Equivalent

bank note

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

folding money paper currency paper money

Hyponym

Words that are more specific

C-note buck clam dollar dollar bill

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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Synonym

Words with the same meaning

Bill bank bill banker's bill bill federal reserve note

variant

bank bill