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In America (and formerly in England), a promissory note of a bank payable to the bearer on demand, and used as currency; a bank note.

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  1. In America (and formerly in England), a promissory note of a bank payable to the bearer on demand, and used as currency; a bank note.
  2. In England, a note, or a bill of exchange, of a bank, payable to order, and usually at some future specified time. Such bills are negotiable, but form, in the strict sense of the term, no part of the currency.
  3. n. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
  4. 1. In America (and formerly in England), a promissory note of a bank payable to the bearer on demand, and used as currency; a bank note. 2. In England, a note, or a bill of exchange, of a bank, payable to order, and usually at some future specified time. Such bills are negotiable, but form, in the strict sense of the term, no part of the currency.
  5. In America (and formerly in England), a promissory note of a bank payable to the bearer on demand, and used as currency; a bank note. In England, a note, or a bill of exchange, of a bank, payable to order, and usually at some future specified time. Such bills are negotiable, but form, in the strict sense of the term, no part of the currency.