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G-note

G-note noun: a one-thousand dollar banknote.

Noun

G-note (plural G-notes)

  1. (US, informal) A one-thousand dollar banknote.
    • It seems that the President [...] hit the till for a few G-notes for the love of a blue-eyed brunette with a record of seven convictions as a prostitute.1957, William Frank Buckley, National Review, volume 3, page 282
    • Satch took receipt of his two G-notes at a propitious moment.2000, Mark Ribowsky, Don't look back: Satchel Paige in the shadows of baseball, page 168

Forms of G-note

pluralG-notes

Origin of G-note

From G (a grand, one thousand dollars)

Questions about G-note

What does G-note mean?
G-note means a one-thousand dollar banknote.
What part of speech is G-note?
G-note is a noun.
What is the plural of G-note?
The plural of G-note is G-notes.

Words near G-note in the dictionary

  1. g-girls
  2. G-LOC
  3. G-mail
  4. G-man
  5. G-men
  6. G-note
  7. G-notes
  8. G-PON
  9. G-protein
  10. G-proteins
  11. G-quadruplex

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