Banknote (Noun)
Meaning
A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes".
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- The counterfeiter was caught after trying to exchange a fake banknote for real currency at a local store.
- She pulled out a crumpled banknote from her purse and smoothed it out before handing it to the cashier.
- The artist created a sculpture using shredded banknotes to comment on the fleeting nature of wealth.
- After a few years, the old banknote was no longer accepted as legal tender due to a change in government.
- The traveler exchanged his dollars for local banknotes at the airport currency exchange before heading to his destination.