A banknote worth one British pound sterling, now replaced by the pound coin in England and Wales.
Example sentencesExamples
- I paid with a pound note (which were still about in those days), then Ted popped the magazine into a brown paper bag and escorted me to the door of the shop.
- Our abundant coinage makes it easy to dispense with the pound note.
- I know it's a real surprise nowadays when you see a pound note.
- She pulled out a crumpled pound note and handed it to Joey.
- The one pound coin was issued to replace the one pound note which had suffered badly from the constant handling which small denominations received.