bank note
5
1.7
- noun
- /bæŋk noʊt/
:
billete
- It is a bank note for £500.
Well, it's a drawing of a bank note and it's based on this.
- Well, it's a drawing of a bank note and it's based on this.
- Yes, of all the things to depict on a bank note the producers of this twos Vimark note.
Examples
-
Bank notes of that denomination aren't readily negotiable.
-
What did it say on your old English bank notes?
-
Over the next 20 years, this central bank issued bank notes against the nation's gold coins.
-
I put bank notes for $300 inside this envelope.
-
Bank notes, U.S. notes, and all other forms of money had to conform to this standard.
-
That is a bank note for £500.
-
In an old jacket, carefully tied and firmly nailed down to the manger, there are five hundred pounds more in bank notes and gold.
Academic text (2000) -
There are thirty-two examples of bank notes from 1854 to 1864, providing an excellent example of what the currency was like in Georgia during this period.
Academic text (2009) -
She received several bank notes from the ATM to pay for her groceries.
-
The store only accepts bank notes as payment for purchases over $20.
Synonyms
295
1.5
Money made of paper that people use to pay for things
173
1.5
A paper bill used as money or a written promise to pay money
16
1.6
Money made of printed paper notes that a government uses
15
5.2
A paper U.S. dollar bill used as money
7
3.0
A paper form of money that people use to pay for things
3
2.5
Money in printed notes that people use instead of coins
2
5.1
Paper money the United States Federal Reserve issues for buying things
Paper money issued by a country's central bank used to buy things
A piece of paper money issued by a central bank used to pay for things
A piece of paper used as money and issued by a central bank
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'bank' (a financial institution) with 'note' (a paper currency or financial promise): together they denote a paper money issued by a bank. This noun–noun compositional pattern is common across languages and follows straightforward semantic logic, so a B1 learner who knows both words should understand it.
Etymology
The noun bank note comes from a simple idea: a bank used to give a written note that promised to 'pay' the person who had it some coins. Over time these notes became the 'paper money' we use, so bank note now means a piece of paper used as money.