banknote

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banknote

  • /ˈbæŋknəʊ̯t/ UK
  • /ˈbæŋkˌnɵ̞ʊ̯t/ UK
  • /ˈbæŋkˌnoʊ̯t/ US
  • /ˈbæŋkˌnɔʊ̯t/ US
  • /ˈbeɪ̯ŋkˌnoʊ̯t/
  • /ˈbeɪ̯ŋkˌnɔʊ̯t/

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From bank + note.

noun banknotes

  1. A piece of currency made of paper or polymer. Near-synonym: paper money

    Similar: note, bill, flimsy, long-tailed one, paper money

  2. historical A promissory note issued by a bank, payable at a given time to a specific beneficiary. Near-synonym: bank paper

    Similar: bank paper

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noun paper or polymer currency

Españolbillete
한국어지폐 jipye, 은행권 eunhaenggwon
日本語紙幣 shihei, 札 satsu, 銀行券 ginkōken
中文鈔票 /钞票 chāopiào, 莊票 /庄票 zhuāngpiào, 紙幣 /纸币 zhǐbì
हिन्दीनोट noṭ, बैंक के नोट baiṅk ke noṭ
Kiswahilinoti
Portuguêscédula, nota
Françaisbillet de banque, billet, biffeton
DeutschGeldschein, Banknote, Schein
Italianobanconota, biglietto, denaro, cartamoneta
Ελληνικάχαρτονόμισμα chartonómisma
Românăbancnotă, bilet de bancă, hârtie de bancă
Русскийбанкно́та banknóta, купю́ра kupjúra, банкно́т banknót, биле́т bilét, ассигна́ция assignácija
Tiếng Việtgiấy bạc
العربيةبَنْكْنُوت banknōt, وَرَقَة نَقْدِيَّة waraqa naqdiyya
עבריתשְׁטָר shtar

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@misc{banknote_2026,
  title = {banknote},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/banknote},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}