Word Noun
banknote
n.
countable
A2 Elementary US /ˈbæŋkˌnoʊt/ UK /bˈænknəʊt/ ban·knote UK spelling banknotes
Definition
n.a piece of paper money issued by a bank or government. You use it to pay for things instead of coins.
n.a promissory note issued by a central bank or authorised financial institution, serving as legal tender in paper form.
Examples
“She paid with a fifty-pound banknote.”
“The cashier held the banknote up to the light to check it was genuine.”
“In an era of contactless payments, the sight of a crisp banknote changing hands has become increasingly rare in urban economies.”
Usage
Takes 'a' or a numeral before it; plural form is 'banknotes'.
Etymology
From bank + note.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
This entry
Level A2 · Elementary
Frequency Occasional
Updated