banknote
/ˈbæŋknəʊt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbæŋknəʊt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbaŋk-ˌnōt/ (ame, mw)
banknote — noun
1. a printed piece of paper used as money, worth a fixed amount
a printed piece of paper used as money, worth a fixed amount
Nina handed the driver a banknote for the airport bus.
pay with a banknote
The cashier held the banknote up to the light.
check a banknote in the light
A wet banknote stuck to Ben's shoe outside the store.
Grandpa kept one old banknote inside a family photo album.
At the market, Sara changed the banknote into smaller coins.
- bill
the usual everyday word in American English
- note
a shorter form, especially common in British English
- paper money
a broader term, often used for the whole type of money rather than one item
- cash
broader and includes coins as well as paper money
- coin
metal money rather than paper money
文法句型
a five-dollar banknote
pay with a banknote
fold a banknote
用法筆記
In everyday American English, bill is more common for money such as a ten-dollar bill. Banknote is more common in British or international English, or when the exact type of money matters.