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Banknote vs Cash - What's the difference?

banknote | cash |

As nouns the difference between banknote and cash

is that banknote is a piece of paper currency while cash is money in the form of notes/bills and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks or electronic transactions.

As a verb cash is

to exchange (a check/cheque) for money in the form of notes/bills.

As a proper noun Cash is

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banknote

Noun

(en noun)
  • A piece of paper currency.
  • (historical) A demand note issued by private banks presumably backed up by gold or silver coin.
  • Synonyms

    * (piece of paper currency) bill (more common in United States and Canada)

    cash

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Money in the form of notes/bills and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks or electronic transactions.
  • After you bounced those checks last time, they want to be paid in cash .
  • (informal) Money.
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  • (Canada) Cash register.
  • (archaic) A place where money is kept, or where it is deposited and paid out; a money box.
  • * (and other bibliographic details) Sir W. (Temple)
  • This bank is properly a general cash , where every man lodges his money.
  • * (and other bibliographic details) Sir R. (Winwood)
  • £20,000 are known to be in her cash .
    Derived terms
    * cashback * cash box * cash cow * cash flow * cash on the barrelhead * cash point * cash register * cold cash * take the cash and let the credit go
    See also
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    Verb

    (es)
  • To exchange (a check/cheque) for money in the form of notes/bills.
  • (poker slang) To obtain a payout from a tournament.
  • Derived terms
    * cash in * cash in on * cash out * cash up

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (cash)
  • Any of several low-denomination coins of India or China, especially the Chinese copper coin.
  • Etymology 3

    See cashier.

    Verb

    (es)
  • To disband.
  • (Garges)

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