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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbillete
Pronunciation / Transliteration: biˈʝete
"Necesito cambiar este billete grande."
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A piece of printed paper currency issued by a central bank.
"He pulled a crisp fifty-dollar banknote from his wallet."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'bank' (from Italian banca, meaning bench or counter used by money changers) and 'note' (from Latin nota, meaning a mark or writing). Originally signifying a promissory note issued by a bank payable to the bearer on demand, it evolved into modern paper currency.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Banknote" is said worldwide
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billet de banque
Transliteration: bilɛ də bɑ̃k
"Il a payé avec un billet de banque de vingt euros."
Banknote
Transliteration: ˈbaŋkˌnoːtə
"Die Banknote fühlł sich sehr glatt an."
banconota
Transliteration: baŋkoˈnɔta
"Ha estratto una banconota dalla tasca."
billete
Transliteration: biˈʝete
"Necesito cambiar este billete grande."
nota bancária
Transliteration: ˈnɔtɐ bɐ̃ˈkaɾjɐ
"Ele guardou a nota bancária na carteira."
नोट
Transliteration: not
"उसके पास पाँच सौ रुपये का एक नोट है।"
纸币
Transliteration: zhǐbì
"这张纸币是假币吗？"
지폐
Transliteration: jiphye
"지갑에서 만원짜리 지폐를 꺼냈다."
紙幣
Transliteration: shihei
"財布から一枚の紙幣を取り出した。"
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