Banknote vs Cash - What's the difference?
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A piece of paper currency.
(historical) A demand note issued by private banks presumably backed up by gold or silver coin.
Money in the form of notes/bills and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks or electronic transactions.
(informal) Money.
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, title= (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)
* (and other bibliographic details) Sir R. (Winwood)
To exchange (a check/cheque) for money in the form of notes/bills.
(poker slang) To obtain a payout from a tournament.
Any of several low-denomination coins of India or China, especially the Chinese copper coin.
To disband.
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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English
(wikipedia banknote)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (piece of paper currency) bill (more common in United States and Canada)cash
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en-noun)- After you bounced those checks last time, they want to be paid in cash .
The rise of smart beta, passage=Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries
- This bank is properly a general cash , where every man lodges his money.
- £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 goSee also
*Verb
(es)Derived terms
* cash in * cash in on * cash out * cash upEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
(cash)Etymology 3
See cashier.Verb
(es)- (Garges)