Definition of BANKNOTE
- ️Wed Feb 05 2025
: a promissory note issued by a bank payable to bearer on demand without interest and acceptable as money
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Examples of banknote in a Sentence
the new nation immediately printed up its own banknotes
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Minnesota resident and YouTuber Dan, who runs the channel Polar Currency, shared the $1 continental banknote dated February 17, 1776.
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Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
There’s everything from cartoons to tools to the banknotes themselves, all of which tell the tale of England’s economy.
—Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
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.
—Lin Lin,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
His name graces institutions, streets, and New Zealand's $100 banknote.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1695, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of banknote was in 1695
Dictionary Entries Near banknote
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“Banknote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banknote. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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Last Updated: 5 Feb 2025 - Updated example sentences
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