bank note

Bank note

A term used synonymously with paper money or currency issued by a bank. Notes are, in effect, a promise to pay the bearer on demand the amount stated on the face of the note. Today, only the Federal Reserve Banks are authorized to issue bank notes, i.e. Federal Reserve notes, in the United States.

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bank note

Currency issued and guaranteed by a bank. The sole issuer of bank notes in the United States is the Federal Reserve Bank.