In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
BANKNOTE
bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note, greenback
(noun) a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); “he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
banknote (plural banknotes)
(now, historical) A promissory note issued by a bank, payable at a given time to a specific beneficiary. [from 17th c.]
A piece of paper currency. [from 18th c.]
Synonyms
• (piece of paper currency): note (commonplace in the United Kingdom and Ireland), bill (more common in the United States and Canada)
Source: Wiktionary
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