c-note
/ˈsiː.nəʊt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsiː.noʊt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsē-ˌnōt/ (ame, mw)
c-note — noun
1. an informal American English term for a hundred-dollar bill; the name comes from
an informal American English term for a hundred-dollar bill; the name comes from the Roman numeral C, which stands for one hundred
Theo pulled a crumpled c-note from his pocket and paid for the group dinner.
collocation: crumpled c-note
A faded c-note lay tucked inside the old textbook that Grandma had given Mei.
passive: [possession] lay [location]
Borrowing a c-note from her cousin, Ana bought a used bicycle from the shop downtown.
When the dinner check reached ninety-five dollars, Jenna covered it with a single c-note.
The bartender held the c-note up to the light to see if the watermark was genuine.
- hundred-dollar bill
the neutral, formal term used in any setting
- Benjamin
slang based on Benjamin Franklin's portrait on the bill; slightly more playful than c-note
- hundred
short informal form; can be used for any currency unit
文法句型
a c-note
c-note + [preposition]
用法筆記
Common in informal conversation and in American films and TV shows. Avoid using this word in formal writing or outside the United States, where listeners may not understand it.