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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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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