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# banknote

noun (a banknote, banknotes)

«banknote» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A piece of paper or plastic money printed by a country's bank, such as a £10 note or a $20 bill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banknote/#m1)

### In the lessons

In maths money problems banknotes stand for larger amounts than coins: a £5 note, a $10 bill. In the UK people say «note», in the USA and Canada «bill». Banknotes have special pictures, threads and holograms so they are hard to copy. Phrases: «a £20 banknote», «plastic banknotes», «fake banknotes».

### Examples

- She paid with a ten-pound banknote. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banknote/#x1)
- Australian banknotes are made of plastic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banknote/#x2)
- The banknote has a hologram so it can't be copied easily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banknote/#x3)
- How many £5 banknotes make £50? Ten. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banknote/#x4)
- Canadian banknotes come in different colours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banknote/#x5)
- Grandad keeps an old banknote from Ireland before the euro. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banknote/#x6)

### Note

One word. Countable. In the UK usually just «a note», in the USA «a bill». In maths: count the value, not the number of notes.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «banknote» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banknote/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«banknote» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/banknote.html) on Mova free.