Treasury note

or treasury 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.

Origin of Treasury note

1
First recorded in 1750–60

Words Nearby Treasury note

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How to use Treasury note in a sentence

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

    The Silent Bullet | Arthur B. Reeve

British Dictionary definitions for treasury note

treasury note

noun
  1. (a note issued by a government treasury and generally receivable as legal tender for any debt, esp)

    • a medium-term interest-bearing obligation issued by the US Treasury, maturing in from one to five years

    • Also called: currency note a note issued by the British Treasury in 1914 to the value of £1 or ten shillings: amalgamated with banknotes in 1928

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