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C-note

noun

Definition of C-notenext
as in dollar

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Recent Examples of C-note This deal is going for under a C-note, so don't hesitate! — George Yang, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026 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
  1. dollar
  2. one
  3. sawbuck
  4. fifty
  5. ten
  6. fiver
  7. two
  8. cash
Noun
  • That was billion-dollar grosser Barbie, which shot there during the pandemic, including in front of City Hall.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Now in Singapore, bus passengers could be fined hundreds of dollars for doing just that.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of dollar
Noun
  • In 34 out of 37 countries polled by Gallup, more adults express positive feelings about AI than do negative ones.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Ninety-two million jobs will be displaced, but 170 million new ones are possible.
    — Sumeet Salwan, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of one
Noun
  • For that bit of hilarious historical synchronicity alone, Asked and Answered is worth folding into your more fantastical exotics, or even a sawbuck on the nose.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of sawbuck
Noun
  • By now, Robin is in his early fifties and still living in Edinburgh.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
  • Just two players recorded fifties — England’s Harry Brook and Emilio Gay — and four different bowlers took five wickets or more in an innings, the first time that has happened in a Lord’s Test.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Definition of fifty
Noun
  • Compared to the rapidly declining number of referrals from traditional search engines — which once numbered in the tens of millions — these AI clicks are a tiny drop in the bucket.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Data centers are also expensive, reaching into the tens of billions of dollars; insurers are starting to get sufficient capital in place to cover that volume of risk, but are struggling to keep up with the requirements of the biggest hyperscalers.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of ten
Noun
  • At the other end of the market, have a Chelsea dual-action pump for a fiver.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Definition of fiver
Noun
  • The first week was Joe getting most of the twos and Sam mixing in.
    — Cal Phillips June 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026
  • Boston also finished effectively at the rim (8-for-10) and was efficient on non-paint twos (5-for-8), with Tatum excelling in both areas.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of two
Noun
  • On September 18, the FCC approved an enormous infusion of foreign cash to finance the deal.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The award determined by audience ballot comes with a $10,000 cash prize.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of cash

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“C-note.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/C-note. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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