Thesaurus results for BANKNOTE

banknote

noun

ˈbaŋk-ˌnōt

Definition of banknote

as in bill

a piece of printed paper used as money in the United States the new nation immediately printed up its own banknotes

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Recent Examples of banknote Could Leonardo da Vinci, alongside imagery of visitors strolling through art exhibitions, become the face of future euro banknotes? — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 23 July 2026 The customer who walks in with banknotes is the customer digital challengers have never been able to reach. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The British are busily removing Winston Churchill from their banknotes, replacing him with an engraving of a hedgehog. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026 The prohibition against living people appearing on currency dates to 1866, when Congress took action after a Treasury official, Spencer Clark, printed his face on banknotes. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for banknote

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Noun

Elevating a home can take several months, and while this project would foot the entire bill for elevation, the pot of cash does not cover the costs of finding another place to live during construction.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
But your first goal is to make sure that one unexpected bill doesn't trigger a debt spiral — even $25 per pay period is a start.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of bill

Noun

What Washington could do China imports Iranian oil using a shadowy system that’s by design insulated from the US dollar system – and sanctions.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
In Miami-Dade, KIPP has already taken over the old Poinciana Park Elementary school building, which the district is leasing to them for one dollar.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of dollar

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Once home, hunched over a Nespresso, Tracey attended to the buildup on her iPhone, saving Lois’s WhatsApp voice note till last.

— Helen Simpson, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Davis Polk's client note describes the package as continuing bombardment rather than storming the beaches, built from existing authorities.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of note

Noun

West Suburban closed in March, after the hospital’s CEO said problems with the billing systems left the hospital short on cash.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Down payment expectations are meaningfully larger too; these programs generally want the borrower to have real equity in the deal from day one, and the strongest pricing goes to borrowers who bring more cash and better credit.

— Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026