bank note

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noun

a promissory note, payable on demand, issued by an authorized bank and intended to circulate as money.

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Origin of bank note

First recorded in 1685–95

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How to use bank note in a sentence

We have security features in the banknote today that resonate with the international community.
All About the Benjamins: Here’s the Redesigned $100 Bill|Daniel Gross|October 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Now, you're going to have to excuse the Royalist's idiocy, but I didn't even know there was a £100 banknote.
Queen’s Head on New £100 Note|Tom Sykes|May 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Lockley put a banknote on the kitchen table, with a weight on it to keep it from blowing away.
Operation Terror|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
Mrs. Trevel grasped the banknote, with a vivid spot of colour on each faded cheek, and could scarcely speak in her excitement.
A Son of Perdition|Fergus Hume

In the meantime Dave scanned the bill that had been presented for the meal, then laid a banknote on the bill.
Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service|H. Irving Hancock
"Suppose you accept this dollar for it," and he passed over a banknote, which the stable man took with thanks.
The Rover Boys on a Tour|Arthur M. Winfield
He picked up the five-guinea banknote, whilst she read, with surprise, 'Susan's Lamentation for her Lamb.'
The Parent's Assistant|Maria Edgeworth

British Dictionary definitions for bank note

banknote

/ (ˈbæŋkˌnəʊt) /

noun

a promissory note issued by a central bank, serving as money

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