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Definitions

banknote

NOUN
cash
Synonyms
STRONGEST
buck currency investment note payment refund reserve security stock supply
STRONG
bread bullion cabbage coin coinage dinero dough funds pledge principal remuneration resources riches savings scratch skins treasure wampum wherewithal
WEAK
chicken feed green stuff legal tender mazuma ready assets
Antonyms
STRONG
debt
NOUN
money
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bill capital cash check fund pay payment property salary wage wealth
STRONG
bankroll bread bucks chips coin coinage dough finances funds gold gravy greenbacks loot pesos resources riches roll silver specie treasure wad wherewithal
WEAK
almighty dollar hard cash legal tender medium of exchange
Antonyms
STRONG
debt

Example Sentences

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"Nature is a great choice from a banknote authentication perspective and means we can showcase the UK's rich and varied wildlife on the next series of banknotes," she added.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

The Bank may hope to match the success of Bermuda Monetary Authority's $5 note, which was the latest winner of the International Bank Note Society's banknote of the year award.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

The Bank of England says it will honor Alan Turing on a new 50-pound banknote.

From NewsForKids.net • Nov. 14, 2024

The Ig Nobel–winning researchers’ prize consisted of an out-of-circulation Zimbabwean banknote and a PDF that could be printed out and folded to form a miniature cola box.

From Scientific American • Oct. 12, 2023

She could read a check, or a receipt, or a banknote only if it was close enough for her eyelashes to touch it.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.