bank bill

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noun Chiefly U.S.

a bank note.

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Origin of bank bill

First recorded in 1690–1700

Words nearby bank bill

bank account, bank-and-turn indicator, bank annuities, bank balance, bank barn, bank bill, bankbook, bank box, bank card, bank check, bank clerk

How to use bank bill in a sentence

“Someone is determined to keep Bill Cosby off TV,” she continued.
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True, this may not be what James Madison had in mind when he was writing the Bill of Rights.
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But at the heart of this “Truther” conspiracy theory is the idea that “someone” wants to destroy Bill Cosby.
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One that they cannot cash in at the bank to pay for their flats.
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She fails to appreciate the congressional and constitutional obstacles Johnson had to overcome to win passage of the bill.
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In sorting notes it is necessary to be able readily to distinguish between notes of this bank and notes of other reserve banks.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Thus far Boston banks have received more benefits from this bank than have the other banks in this district.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
The weed growing over every water, and at the bank of the river, shall be pulled up before all grass.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The lack of bill buyers in foreign countries who will quote as low rates on dollar as on sterling bills.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
The dormant accounts most of the banks maintain with the reserve bank are, perhaps, indicative of their attitude toward it.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips

British Dictionary definitions for bank bill

bank bill

noun

Also called: bank draft a bill of exchange drawn by one bank on another

Also called: banker's bill US a banknote

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