Thesaurus results for BANKNOTE

banknote

noun

ˈbaŋk-ˌnōt

Definition of banknote

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 The customer who walks in with banknotes is the customer digital challengers have never been able to reach. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The British are busily removing Winston Churchill from their banknotes, replacing him with an engraving of a hedgehog. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026 The prohibition against living people appearing on currency dates to 1866, when Congress took action after a Treasury official, Spencer Clark, printed his face on banknotes. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 30 June 2026 At a news conference toward the end of Blatter’s reign, a prankster showered him with banknotes. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for banknote

Recent Examples of Synonyms for banknote

Noun

The bill, which is currently under review by the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Commission, is an initiative separate from talks with Oman on commercial shipping through the strait.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Without his salary, paying rent, buying food, phone credit, covering transport costs and paying water bills have all become daily struggles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of bill

Noun

Tech stocks in Asia and the United States have swung wildly in recent weeks, at times wiping out billions of dollars as investors question whether the AI boom can justify the sky-high valuations.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Teachers often spend hundreds of dollars of their own money before students ever walk through the door.

— Tori Mason, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of dollar

Noun

The pushback comes as importers across the continent and other emerging markets turn to digital currencies to pay overseas vendors on the spot amid tight bank supplies of hard currency and costly transfer delays.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The possibility that the nickel could eventually follow the penny also strengthens the case for systems that can accommodate future changes in currency.

— Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of currency

Noun

Craig represents the state's Second Congressional District and holds a significant cash advantage in the race.

— Aki Nace, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Abel opens the wallet Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO Greg Abel, who took over from Buffett at the start of the year, appears determined to put the record cash hoard amassed by Warren Buffett to work on buybacks and stock purchases.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026