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 Meaning of BANK NOTE
| Pronunciation: |  | bangk nowt 
 
 |  |  WordNet Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | [n]  a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | bank bill, banker's bill, banknote, bill, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback, note |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | buck, clam, c-note, dollar, dollar bill, five-dollar bill, fiver, five-spot, folding money, hundred dollar bill, one dollar bill, paper currency, paper money, silver certificate, twenty dollar bill, two dollar bill |  |     |  |  Webster's 1913 Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | \Bank" note`\
1. A promissory note issued by a bank or banking company,
   payable to bearer on demand.
Note: In the United States popularly called a bank bill.
2. Formerly, a promissory note made by a banker, or banking
   company, payable to a specified person at a fixed date; a
   bank bill. See {Bank bill}, 2. [Obs.]
3. A promissory note payable at a bank.
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