Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: banknote  'bangk,nowt
  1. A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
    "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty banknotes";
    - bill [N. Amer], note, government note [US], bank bill, banker's bill [N. Amer], bank note, Federal Reserve note [US], greenback [US, informal]

Derived forms: banknotes, bank notes

Type of: folding money, paper currency, paper money

Encyclopedia: Banknote