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. ten
  5. fiver
  6. two
  7. cash
  8. money
Noun
  • Patel arrived in Jakarta shortly after talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet concerning joint efforts to combat international online scam operations that cheat victims out of billions of dollars annually.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • More than 455,000 earn within a dollar of the minimum wage, according to data from United Way, and nearly four times that number earn less than $20 an hour.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Definition of dollar
Noun
  • Something tells me this one is going to be a slugfest that could end one man's career.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
  • The company expects that the hospital would see 20 to 30 patrons on a typical day and 30 to 50 patrons on a busier one, the letter said.
    — Rose Evans July 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026
Definition of one
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Recent research conducted in Phoenix, Arizona, estimates that a large data center can emit waste heat comparable to that produced by tens or even hundreds of thousands of households.
    — Bridget Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
  • Was Trump, reportedly livid over the Air Force One leak, concerned about the risk to security—or about the prospect of personal embarrassment due to the failings of a questionable gift that had cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars to upgrade?
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 July 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
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of two
Noun
  • Police located a third gun and an undisclosed amount of cash inside of a bag in a closet, BPD said.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 July 2026
  • Conforti, an energy consultant making her third run for Congress, had less than $23,000 in campaign cash as of June 30.
    — Russell Lissau, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of cash
Noun
  • Villa’s desire to address this position has grown in prominence over the summer, with Jadon Sancho’s loan ending, Evann Guessand and Leon Bailey available to leave and Villa having the money to spend from Rogers’ sale.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Georgia voters should look twice before donating money to candidates this election season.
    — Sophia Eppley, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of money

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