banknote
noun
bank·note
ˈbaŋk-ˌnōt 
: a promissory note issued by a bank payable to bearer on demand without interest and acceptable as money
Examples of banknote in a Sentence
the new nation immediately printed up its own banknotes
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Until very recently, the largest banknote was for 1k pesos (worth around $1 in the dólar blue exchange rate).
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thehustle.co, 22 Nov. 2024
The government printed a 100-trillion Zimbabwe dollar banknote to keep up with spiraling prices that saw a loaf of bread going for more than 500 million Zimbabwe dollars.
—Farai Mutsaka, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda delivers a speech at the start of issuance of new yen banknotes at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 July 2024
One half of all transactions in 2023 were made using banknotes and coins, according to Bundesbank.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
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thehustle.co, 22 Nov. 2024
The government printed a 100-trillion Zimbabwe dollar banknote to keep up with spiraling prices that saw a loaf of bread going for more than 500 million Zimbabwe dollars.
—Farai Mutsaka, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda delivers a speech at the start of issuance of new yen banknotes at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 July 2024
One half of all transactions in 2023 were made using banknotes and coins, according to Bundesbank.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Banknote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banknote. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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