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Banknote

Banknote

See also: banknote, banknotē, and bank note

German

Banknote

Noun

Banknote f (genitive Banknote, plural Banknoten)

  1. banknote (paper currency)

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banknote

banknote

See also: Banknote, banknotē, and bank note

English

a united states banknote

Noun

banknote (plural banknotes)

  1. A piece of paper currency.
  2. (historical) A demand note issued by private banks presumably backed up by gold or silver coin.

Synonyms

  • (piece of paper currency): bill (more common in United States and Canada)

Translations


Latvian

Banknotes

Etymology

A borrowing from Italian banconota (banknote), probably via another language (cf. German Banknote, Russian банкно́т (banknót), банкно́та (banknóta)).

Pronunciation

Noun

banknote f (5th declension)

  1. banknote, bill (piece of paper currency, printed by a (central) bank)
    desmit latu banknote ― a 10-lats banknote
    banknošu apmaiņa ― the exchange of banknotes
    banknošu nodrošinājumsbanknote security

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