banknote

ˈbæŋkˌnoʊt

Definition of banknote - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

finance

Rare

piece of paper currency issued by a central bank

Rare

She paid with a banknote at the store.

bill

note

paper money

history

Dated

historical promissory note payable to a specific beneficiary

Dated

In the 1800s, he received a banknote from the bank.

bill

note

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piece of paper currency issued by a central bank
historical promissory note payable to a specific beneficiary

Expressions with banknote

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euro banknote

piece of paper money with a value shown in euros

He paid for the train ticket with a twenty-euro banknote.

Origin of banknote

Italian, banca (bench) + nota (note)

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two dollar bill

finance

banknote worth two dollars

fifty

finance

banknote or coin worth 50 units

ten

finance

banknote worth two times five units of currency

fiver

finance

banknote worth five units of currency

five

finance

banknote worth five units of currency

Jackson

currency

U.S. 20-dollar banknote

flimsy

finance

banknote in slang

rag

money

banknote in slang

Examples of banknote in a sentence

The banknote was crisp and new from the ATM.
The merchant handed over a banknote as payment.
He discovered an old banknote in the attic.

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French:billet, billet à ordre, ...
German:Geldschein, ...
Italian:banconota, cambiale, ...
Spanish:billete, nota bancaria, ...
Portuguese:nota, nota promissória, ...
Chinese:纸币, ...
Japanese:紙幣, 約束手形, ...
Arabic:وَرَقَة نَقْدِيَّة, سَنَد نَقْدي, ...
Hebrew:שְׁטַר כֶּסֶף, שְׁטַר חוֹב, ...
Russian:банкнота, банковский билет, ...
Ukrainian:банкнота, вексель, ...
Hindi:बैंकनोट, वचन पत्र, ...
Bengali:ব্যাংকনোট, প্রতিশ্রুতির নোট, ...
Catalan:bitllet, bitllet bancari, ...
Czech:bankovka, bankovní poukázka, ...
Danish:seddel, veksel, ...
Dutch:bankbiljet, wisselbrief, ...
Greek:χαρτονόμισμα, ...
Hungarian:bankjegy, váltó, ...
Khmer:ក្រដាសប្រាក់, ប័ណ្ណសន្យាបង់ប្រាក់, ...
Korean:지폐, 약속어음, ...
Persian:اسکناس, برات, ...
Polish:banknot, weksel, ...
Portuguese (BR):cédula, nota promissória, ...
Romanian:bancnotă, notă bancară, ...
Swedish:sedel, banknot, ...
Thai:ธนบัตร, ตั๋วเงิน, ...
Turkish:kağıt para, banka notu, ...
Vietnamese:tờ tiền, tờ ngân phiếu, ...

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