banknote

noun

bank·​note ˈbaŋk-ˌnōt 

: a promissory note issued by a bank payable to bearer on demand without interest and acceptable as money

Synonyms of banknote

• bill
• dollar
• note
• currency
• cash

Examples of banknote in a Sentence

the new nation immediately printed up its own banknotes

Recent Examples on the Web

More than 20 people died in that incident, and another 30 were injured, and banknotes from the plane's cargo scattered around the crash site, prompting clashes between residents and security forces. —Luis Jaime Acosta, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026

As prices continue to spiral higher while the war boosts demand for cash, long lines formed to withdraw the fresh banknotes, and supplies quickly ran out. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026

Each of Wiesner’s hypothetical quantum banknotes would contain a group of particles in different quantum states. —Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026

The regime glorified one 13-year-old boy who strapped grenades to his body and threw himself under an enemy tank; his face appeared on postage stamps and banknotes. —Elan Journo, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1695, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for banknote

• afloat
• azote
• bareboat
• benzoate
• connote
• cutthroat
• demote
• denote
• devote
• endnote
• footnote
• greatcoat

Kids Definition

bank note

noun

: a note issued by a bank that must be paid without interest to anyone presenting it at any time and that may be used as money

Legal Definition

bank note

see also:

note