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

If customers prefer to use digital currency rather than have bank notes and cash available, it should be available.

From Time

The central bank is constantly redesigning and rethinking the design of every bank note—except the lowly $1 bill.

From The Daily Beast

He took the ten-dollar bank note from his pocket, straightened out the wrinkles and looked at it disdainfully.

From Project Gutenberg

Handling George Fielding's letter with his delicate fingers, he had satisfied himself there was a bank-note in it.

From Project Gutenberg

The bank note I found may have never been in the possession of Mr. Carson.

From Project Gutenberg

He took a roll of bills from his pocket, stripped off a twenty-dollar bank-note and handed it to Matt.

From Project Gutenberg

One cannot light one's cigarette by twisting a hundred-pound bank-note and sticking it into an electric chandelier.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• currency
• greenback