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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for banknote
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Avoiding Financial Resentment Financial resentment can be a silent but corrosive force in relationships, according to Tu, and the former Wall Street trader said that splitting bills 50/50 when income disparities are at play is its primary trigger.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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The bill was panned by reproductive medical experts and Democrats for interfering with complex medical decisions between patients and their physicians.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
20 Jan. 2025
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Paying an appliance service technician to show up is sometimes the most expensive part of hiring out an oven repair, as the service call charge can be hundreds of dollars.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Jan. 2025
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Later, the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill authorized hundreds of billions of dollars to rebuild airports, bridges and highways, billions more to build a network of electric vehicle chargers and more broadband Internet.—
Ed O'Keefe,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Volunteers can help with everything from pension records, field notes made by geographers working on the Mason-Dixon line, to immigration and Census records.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
17 Jan. 2025
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Evanston-Skokie School District 65 Evanston-Skokie School District 65 finished out the 2023-2024 school year on a rough note when its Board of Education made the controversial decision to close Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies in Evanston in 2026.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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Another difference is that silver can be currency because its value enables everyday transactions.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Leaders in the industry, including JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, have lambasted bitcoin as a currency for criminals and fraudsters.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article A man was arrested in connection with a robbery at a gas station in West Haven on Tuesday after he was allegedly found walking nearby with a stash of loose cash.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2025
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After setting aside that initial pile of cash, however, 75% apparently goes to Trump’s company, and 25% gets split between other insiders, including the family of Steve Witkoff, Trump’s incoming special envoy to the Middle East.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Banknote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banknote. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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