Synonyms of banknotes

banknotes

noun

plural of banknote

as in bills

a piece of printed paper used as money in the United States

the new nation immediately printed up its own banknotes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bills
• notes
• cash
• dollars
• greenbacks
• currencies
• money
• chips
• bucks
• checks
• paper money
• ones
• hundreds
• twenties
• fivers
• tens
• fives
• tenners
• dough
• fifties
• C-notes
• fins
• twos
• scrips
• money orders
• dead presidents
• sawbucks
• simoleons
• legal tender
• drafts
• smackers
• lucre

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of banknotes

Japanese 10,000 yen and US 100 dollar banknotes arranged for a photograph in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, May 10, 2024. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

The banknotes, which were wrapped in cellophane and stacked in neat rows under floor and wall tiles and in hidden drawers in wardrobe closets, were carried out in plastic mop buckets and placed in an armored vehicle. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

The sovereignty claim is enshrined in Argentina’s constitution and frequently invoked as an expression of national identity, from banknotes to World Cup soccer chants. — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

The new banknotes would then undergo testing before entering circulation, while remaining interchangeable with the current series of euro notes. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 5 Aug. 2026

Could Leonardo da Vinci, alongside imagery of visitors strolling through art exhibitions, become the face of future euro banknotes? — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 23 July 2026

The customer who walks in with banknotes is the customer digital challengers have never been able to reach. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

The British are busily removing Winston Churchill from their banknotes, replacing him with an engraving of a hedgehog. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

The prohibition against living people appearing on currency dates to 1866, when Congress took action after a Treasury official, Spencer Clark, printed his face on banknotes. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 30 June 2026