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bank note in American English a promissory note issued by a bank, payable on demand: it is a form of paper money bank note in American Englishnouna promissory note, payable on demand, issued by an authorized bank and intended to circulate as money Also: banknote Word origin [1685–95 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1685–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: align, blowhole, commodore, lens, protectorateExamples of 'bank note' in a sentencebank note I can produce a live goldfish from a bank note.The last bank note you want if the eurozone collapses is the euro.Zimbabwe has printed a new $1billion bank note as inflation hits 1.7million per cent.The bank note wholesalers have shown decisive leadership in withdrawing supply.Heard the one about the bank note printer that ran out of money?The bank will next year also introduce a 5,000 naira (20) bank note, worth five times more than the highest denomination note in circulation.Polymer notes are the next step in the evolution of bank note design to meet that objective.It is vastly more valuable than a bank note, with the added advantage that people are often unfamiliar with how it should look.Normally an aunt or two could be relied upon to dish out a bank note, but not this year. |