Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A promissory note payable on demand, made and issued by a bank authorized by law, and intended to circulate as money. In the United States frequently called bank-bill.
Wiktionary
- n. A piece of paper currency.
- n. historical A demand note issued by private banks presumably backed up by gold or silver coin.
GNU Webster's 1913
- A promissory note issued by a bank or banking company, payable to the bearer on demand. See also sense 4.
- obsolete Formerly, a promissory note made by a banker, or banking company, payable to a specified person at a fixed date; a bank bill. See Bank bill, 2.
- A promissory note payable at a bank.
- A promissory note issued by an authorized bank, payable to the bearer on demand and intended to circulate as government-authorized money; in the United States such notes may only be issued by a Federal Reserve Bank.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
- n. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
Etymologies
- bank + note (Wiktionary)
Examples
“From security features, to the latest in banknote developments, the blog is a prime source for banknote information.”
“The helper also receives tangible evidence of his kindness: a "banknote" - printable from the bank's website - offered by the grateful recipient in lieu of money, inscribed on the back with the date and nature of the deed.”
“The bank's hands are tied by the so-called banknote rule, which limits long-term JGB buying to the amount of banknotes in circulation.”
The Wall Street Journal: BOJ Head Concedes Contraction Is Possible
“The bank's hands are tied by the so-called banknote rule—which limits the BOJ's long-term JGB buying to the amount of banknotes in circulation.”
The Wall Street Journal: Japan Government Bond Buying to Fund Financial Firms
“They have also repeatedly said that the bank's hands are tied by the so-called banknote rule which limits the BOJ's JGB buying to the amount of banknotes in circulation.”
The Wall Street Journal: BOJ May Hold Emergency Meeting as Early as Monday
“Chinese 1 Yuan banknote, which is roughly equal to 15 US cents!”
WN.com - Articles related to Yuan revaluation not key: Australia
“In this video, I'll show you the features of the Chinese 1 Yuan banknote, which is roughly equal to 15 US cents!”
WN.com - Articles related to Yuan revaluation not key: Australia
“The promissory clause printed on the banknotes (I promise to pay the bearer amount X) that is found even in modern currency notes is a statement, which means that the banknote is a legal tender for a certain amount.”
“The fund neatly skirts the BOJ's so-called "banknote" rule, which limits the central bank's longer-term JGB holdings to outstanding banknote value.”
Japan’s virtual reality Lisa Twaronite's This Week in Japan - MarketWatch
“Note (money) bill ( 'Merkins also use the work "banknote", although not as frequently.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘banknote’.
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WF - nominal compounds (concrete)
foodstuff, banknote, crankshaft, earphone, fibreboard, fishplate, forklift, glassware, guardrail, handicraft, headband, kitchenware and 181 more...
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
veal, valve, used, yak, wax, wan, teak, vat, vas, strip, use, strap and 4515 more...
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TECH - department store terms
absorbable, access road, account book, acoustic, adding machine, adhesive, advisory service, aeration, air compressor, air conditioner, air filter, alarm system and 231 more...
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EU Buzz - Lisbon Treaty
All words of the Lisbon Treaty
(Persons' names, foreign and grammatical words have been eliminated, MWEs have been split up into individual words. Capitalization has been retained if r...conferral, stateless, person, voting, right, subsidiarity, Latvia, Malta, Slovenia, Lithuania, Finland, Estonia and 2614 more...
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Filthy Stinking Rich
Monetary units and other words that mean money. Other financial words are allowed too, as long as they're principally about money. Get it, principally? I kill me.
money, cash, dough, loot, wad, stack, booty, capital, nest egg, treasure, banknote, net and 168 more...
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coining it
coin, banknote, money, cash, sterling, pound, nelsons, readies, fiver, baht, euro, penny and 40 more...
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paying your way
coins, paper, cards and more
penny, dime, quarter, half dollar, dollar, silver dollar, nickel, coin, shekel, wampum, simolian, fen and 32 more...
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