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
Any private or novelty banknotes featuring Trump or any other figure are merely commemorative items or collectibles with no official monetary value.
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Small-business owners like him were most affected by the Modi government’s mistakes, such as the surprise decision in 2016 to cancel large-currency banknotes, a misguided effort to curtail money laundering that left ordinary people desperate for cash.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Minnesota resident and YouTuber Dan, who runs the channel Polar Currency, shared the $1 continental banknote dated February 17, 1776.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
There’s everything from cartoons to tools to the banknotes themselves, all of which tell the tale of England’s economy.
—Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Small-business owners like him were most affected by the Modi government’s mistakes, such as the surprise decision in 2016 to cancel large-currency banknotes, a misguided effort to curtail money laundering that left ordinary people desperate for cash.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Minnesota resident and YouTuber Dan, who runs the channel Polar Currency, shared the $1 continental banknote dated February 17, 1776.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
There’s everything from cartoons to tools to the banknotes themselves, all of which tell the tale of England’s economy.
—Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for banknote
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But lawmakers continued to vote down some appropriations bills, sending the group back to the drawing board.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2025
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In order to approve legislation using the reconciliation maneuver, lawmakers must first approve a budget resolution and direct committees to craft bills reconciling spending with the new budget goals.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
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The Supreme Court also cleared the way for the administration to proceed with the suspension of millions of dollars in federal grants for teacher training after states had urgently asked a judge for the funding to continue.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The distribution deal is estimated to be worth billions of dollars to CBS.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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As his recruitment post notes, small businesses may well be disproportionately harmed by the tariffs and thus are the perfect plaintiffs.—
Cristian Farias,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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This time, however, the situation is much less certain, a point that analysts at Moody’s Ratings made in a recent research note.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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The markets are already speaking: The U.S. dollar now trades for more than 1 million rials, an almost 75 percent increase from a few months ago, making the Iranian currency among the most worthless in the world (in 2015, when Iran last signed a deal with the U.S., the dollar was just 29,500 IRR).—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2025
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From streaming music, movies and games to work and productivity tools delivered via subscription, to virtual communities and worlds with their own economies and currencies.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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But once Mulaney talked his wife Olivia Munn into giving him the cash because he’s not allowed to have more than $300 in cash due to his past issues with substance abuse, the manager then requested $100,000 and finally the Everybody’s Live crew began to notice the red flags.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
4 Apr. 2025
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Think a heavier share of investments in bonds and cash, less in riskier stocks.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Banknote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banknote. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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