Noun: banknote 'bangk,nowt
- A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
"he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty banknotes";
- bill [N. Amer], note, government note [US], bank bill, banker's bill [N. Amer], bank note, Federal Reserve note [US], greenback [US, informal]
Derived forms: banknotes, bank notes
Type of: folding money [informal], paper currency, paper money
Encyclopedia: Banknote