bank bill

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
bank bill
    n 1: a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central
         bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" [syn:
         {bill}, {note}, {government note}, {bank bill}, {banker's
         bill}, {bank note}, {banknote}, {Federal Reserve note},
         {greenback}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bank bill \Bank" bill`\ (b[a^][ng]k" b[i^]l`).
   1. In America (and formerly in England), a promissory note of
      a bank payable to the bearer on demand, and used as
      currency; a bank note.
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   2. In England, a note, or a bill of exchange, of a bank,
      payable to order, and usually at some future specified
      time. Such bills are negotiable, but form, in the strict
      sense of the term, no part of the currency.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
banknote \bank"note`\, bank note \bank"
note`\(b[a^][ng]k"n[=o]t`).
   1. A promissory note issued by a bank or banking company,
      payable to the bearer on demand. See also sense 4.
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   Note: In the United States popularly called a {bank bill}.
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   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.]
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   3. A promissory note payable at a bank.
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   4. A promissory note issued by an authorized bank, payable to
      the bearer on demand and intended to circulate as
      government-authorized money; in the United States such
      notes may only be issued by a Federal Reserve Bank; as, he
      peeled off five one-thousand-zloty banknotes.

   Syn: bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's bill,
        bank note, Federal Reserve note, greenback.
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