Word of the Day:
banknote
What It Means
A piece of currency made of paper or polymer.
A promissory note issued by a bank, payable at a given time to a specific beneficiary.
Near-synonym: paper money
Banknote in Context
“Was Captain Macheath here this Morning, for the Bank-notes he left with you last Week?”
Did You Know?
From bank + note.
Source and license
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