banknote
noun
bank·note
ˈbaŋk-ˌnōt 
: a promissory note issued by a bank payable to bearer on demand without interest and acceptable as money
Examples of banknote in a Sentence
the new nation immediately printed up its own banknotes
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As of late 2024, Digital Rupee usage was about 0.006% of all total banknotes in circulation - though pilots had been running for nearly two years.
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Roger Huang, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Any private or novelty banknotes featuring Trump or any other figure are merely commemorative items or collectibles with no official monetary value.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Small-business owners like him were most affected by the Modi government’s mistakes, such as the surprise decision in 2016 to cancel large-currency banknotes, a misguided effort to curtail money laundering that left ordinary people desperate for cash.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Minnesota resident and YouTuber Dan, who runs the channel Polar Currency, shared the $1 continental banknote dated February 17, 1776.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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Roger Huang, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Any private or novelty banknotes featuring Trump or any other figure are merely commemorative items or collectibles with no official monetary value.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Small-business owners like him were most affected by the Modi government’s mistakes, such as the surprise decision in 2016 to cancel large-currency banknotes, a misguided effort to curtail money laundering that left ordinary people desperate for cash.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Minnesota resident and YouTuber Dan, who runs the channel Polar Currency, shared the $1 continental banknote dated February 17, 1776.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Banknote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banknote. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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