banknote
noun
bank·note
ˈbaŋk-ˌnōt 
: a promissory note issued by a bank payable to bearer on demand without interest and acceptable as money
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the new nation immediately printed up its own banknotes
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The collection includes 262 photographs, 16 documents and four contemporary banknotes.
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CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
The death toll rose to 22 on Saturday from the crash of a military plane carrying 18 tons of new banknotes a day earlier near Bolivia’s capital, damaging about a dozen vehicles and scattering bills on the ground, a police commander said Saturday.
—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
Even the hotel’s wallpaper tells a story: its patterns lifted from fingerprints found on banknotes recovered from the original vault.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Queen Elizabeth was closely associated with the tiara, wearing it on numerous occasions throughout her 70 years on the throne, including in depictions of her on some British and Commonwealth banknotes and coins.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
The death toll rose to 22 on Saturday from the crash of a military plane carrying 18 tons of new banknotes a day earlier near Bolivia’s capital, damaging about a dozen vehicles and scattering bills on the ground, a police commander said Saturday.
—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
Even the hotel’s wallpaper tells a story: its patterns lifted from fingerprints found on banknotes recovered from the original vault.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Queen Elizabeth was closely associated with the tiara, wearing it on numerous occasions throughout her 70 years on the throne, including in depictions of her on some British and Commonwealth banknotes and coins.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for banknote
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“Banknote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banknote. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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