banknote

noun — 2 senses

noun

UK /ˈbæŋknəʊ̯t/ · US /ˈbæŋkˌnoʊ̯t/

Etymology From bank + note.

A piece of currency made of paper or polymer.

Historical A promissory note issued by a bank, payable at a given time to a specific beneficiary.

Near-synonym: bank paper
Was Captain Macheath here this Morning, for the Bank-notes he left with you last Week?1728, John Gay, The Beggar's Opera, I.4:

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