Thesaurus results for BANKNOTES

banknotes

noun

plural of banknote

as in bills

a piece of printed paper used as money in the United States the new nation immediately printed up its own banknotes

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Recent Examples of banknotes Regency banknotes were essentially promissory notes underwritten by a specific bank. — Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026 Japanese 10,000 yen and US 100 dollar banknotes arranged for a photograph in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, May 10, 2024. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026 The banknotes, which were wrapped in cellophane and stacked in neat rows under floor and wall tiles and in hidden drawers in wardrobe closets, were carried out in plastic mop buckets and placed in an armored vehicle. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026 The sovereignty claim is enshrined in Argentina’s constitution and frequently invoked as an expression of national identity, from banknotes to World Cup soccer chants. — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The new banknotes would then undergo testing before entering circulation, while remaining interchangeable with the current series of euro notes. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 5 Aug. 2026 Could Leonardo da Vinci, alongside imagery of visitors strolling through art exhibitions, become the face of future euro banknotes? — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 23 July 2026 The customer who walks in with banknotes is the customer digital challengers have never been able to reach. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The British are busily removing Winston Churchill from their banknotes, replacing him with an engraving of a hedgehog. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

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Noun

But once those bills stop after age 5, the lower rent pulls the long-run totals down sharply.

— Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
The Times’ reporting found that Marshall filed lawsuits against more than 700 patients with outstanding bills during his career as an obstetrician-gynecologist and that patients were arrested in 81 of those cases for missing court dates.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of bills

Noun

Save suspicious messages, account statements, confirmation numbers and notes from conversations with institutions.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
That day, the Star’s winning pull was Hall’s pick; Torino22, with top notes of bergamot, saffron, eucalyptus, heart notes of clary sage, mate, guaiac wood and bottom notes of musk and dry woods.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of notes

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The 2026 midterm elections are set to become the most expensive on record, as Republicans pour cash into battleground races to defy history and maintain control of Congress.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026
That allows rights owners to unlock cash from income streams that may continue for decades.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of cash

Noun

Spot charter rates for tankers have soared into the hundreds of thousands of dollars a day, while the ship-to-ship transfers can take several days.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
The film even spawned a three-film franchise, with the entire trilogy eventually pulling in over one billion dollars in box office bucks.

— Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026

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