as in bill
a piece of printed paper used as money in the United States
the new nation immediately printed up its own banknotes
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Recent Examples of banknote
One half of all transactions in 2023 were made using banknotes and coins, according to Bundesbank.
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Sophie Tanno, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
Last year, Australia opted to put an Indigenous design rather than an image of Charles on its new $5 bill, the last banknote that had featured the British monarchy.
—Hannah Peart, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2024
Japanese 10,000 yen banknotes arranged in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
New Japanese 1000 Yen banknote on display inside the Currency Museum of the Bank of Japan’s Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 31 July 2024
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Sophie Tanno, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
Last year, Australia opted to put an Indigenous design rather than an image of Charles on its new $5 bill, the last banknote that had featured the British monarchy.
—Hannah Peart, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2024
Japanese 10,000 yen banknotes arranged in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
New Japanese 1000 Yen banknote on display inside the Currency Museum of the Bank of Japan’s Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 31 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for banknote
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When pipes do burst, company officials said to shut water off immediately or risk additional damage and a much higher water bill.Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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The bill eliminates two provisions set up decades ago to shore up Social Security’s solvency.Maya C. Miller, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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Ah, the million dollar question – and the subject of many studies.Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, Elon Musk's SpaceX has already begun reliably transporting astronauts and supplies since 2020 to the space station aboard its Dragon. NASA shelled out billions of dollars to both Boeing and SpaceX to develop the vehicles as part of its commercial crew program.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Editor’s note: ATX TV Festival is owned by TVLine’s parent company, PMC.Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 17 Dec. 2024
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The centuries-old note will forever change the way the couple sees their love story.Shannon Carlin, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile the naira currency languishes at record lows against the dollar.Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Bitcoin prices rallied to their latest all-time high during the week through Friday, December 20, as multiple variables, including some notable government developments, caused the digital currency to experience some compelling upside.Charles Lloyd Bovaird II, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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There is also cash, lots and lots of cash (a man is seen counting money, another scene shows a person vacuuming up money off the floor, yet another shows two people physically fighting as money is thrown about nearby).Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
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In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ended the federal ban on plunking down cash to pick winners and losers and spreads and place all kinds of exotic prop bets, leading to a rush of states, now 38 and counting, to get in the game.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Banknote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banknote. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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