banknote

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See also: Banknote, banknotē, and bank note

English

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Banknote of the United States

Etymology

bank +‎ note

Noun

banknote (plural banknotes)

  1. A piece of paper currency.
  2. (historical) A demand note issued by private banks presumably backed up by gold or silver coin.

Synonyms

  • (piece of paper currency): note (commonplace in the United Kingdom and Ireland), bill (more common in the United States and Canada)

Translations


Latvian

 banknote on Latvian Wikipedia
Banknotes

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian banconota (banknote), probably via another language (cf. German Banknote, Russian банкно́т (banknót), банкно́та (banknóta)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

banknote f (5th declension)

  1. banknote, bill (piece of paper currency, printed by a (central) bank)
    desmit latu banknotea 10-lats banknote
    banknošu apmaiņathe exchange of banknotes
    banknošu nodrošinājumsbanknote security

Declension

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