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Recent Examples of C-note
In those days, Mike Schmidt had the biggest contract at $2.1 million while rookies were paid $60,000, so a C-note from all your teammates was big money.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
The official pocketed the 25 C-notes and wrote out the permit.
—Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
Contrast doesn't get much better than that short of a pricey OLED panel, a noteworthy achievement for a monitor that costs less than a C-note.
—PCMAG, 31 May 2024
There are plenty of great options to be had for below a C-note.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 30 May 2024
Kopitar, Bergeron, and Pavelski are the only three active NHLers to be over 1,000 for a career but never with a C-note on their résumé.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2023
Such modules get a maker close to a complete class-D amp for about a C-note or less (sometimes substantially less).
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2018
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
The official pocketed the 25 C-notes and wrote out the permit.
—Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
Contrast doesn't get much better than that short of a pricey OLED panel, a noteworthy achievement for a monitor that costs less than a C-note.
—PCMAG, 31 May 2024
There are plenty of great options to be had for below a C-note.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 30 May 2024
Kopitar, Bergeron, and Pavelski are the only three active NHLers to be over 1,000 for a career but never with a C-note on their résumé.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2023
Such modules get a maker close to a complete class-D amp for about a C-note or less (sometimes substantially less).
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for C-note
Noun
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Bartle may have been right, but for some Chiefs fans and stadium developers with billions of public dollars at stake, that state line probably feels very real.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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When the Republican governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, signed a bill that gave two hundred and fifty million taxpayer dollars to the hedge-fund managers who owned the Milwaukee Bucks for a new stadium, the libertarian Cato Institute was among the groups that opposed it.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Former Piston Saddiq Bey added 17, but no one else scored more than 13.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The incident happened at night, and there was no one on the bus, but the original video sparked a wave of fake content.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For the record, the Aztec Room & Patio can accommodate some 200 visitors, and yes, that 19-foot ceiling is genuine 18-karat--nary a pre-Depression sawbuck was spared when constructing this masterpiece.—
David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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In most cases, $10 above the single-Mac price gets you three licenses; another sawbuck raises that to five.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some of these trades were so large, Khouw said, that whoever placed them would have needed tens of millions of dollars in margin reserves, indicating a considerable level of financial sophistication and wealth.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Sea drones, produced for around $300,000 apiece, have destroyed warships that cost tens of millions of dollars.—
Holly Williams,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At the other end of the market, have a Chelsea dual-action pump for a fiver.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Since movie-ticket purchases are not necessary, customers can just grab a bucket and a fiver (plus tax), and Netflix and chill with way too much popcorn for however many people fit on your couch.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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He is joined by six of his players — many more will join by half-time, arriving in ones and twos, shuffling over the teal concrete — and by assorted members of the Xavier clan, all wearing colourful training kit.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Like the ones will go against the ones, ones will go against the twos, so everybody basically gets to see everybody on the roster at some point on the field.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Be wary of those who push for your cash without offering sufficient collateral or payback plans.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2026
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Winners can also choose the lump‑sum cash option.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Those inflated bills are eating into families’ budgets at a time when gas, grocery and housing costs are high and threatening to climb further, limiting many Americans’ ability to save money and build wealth.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the movie, which was progressive for its time, the trans character attempts suicide after being subjected to emotional and physical abuse by the manipulative Sonny, who tries to make amends by going rogue and stealing money for their surgery.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“C-note.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/C-note. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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