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BANKNOTE [1 record]

Record 1 2014-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
DEF

A promissory note issued by a bank payable to bearer on demand without interest and acceptable as money.

OBS

bank note: term reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
DEF

Instrument de paiement en papier créé et émis par une Banque centrale.

CONT

Les billets de banque constituent la «monnaie fiduciaire», c'est-à-dire la monnaie acceptée par les agents économiques pour la confiance qu'ils ont envers l'émetteur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Monedas y billetes
DEF

Instrumento oficial de pago emitido por el banco emisor y dotado de curso legal en forma de papel difícil de falsificar. En el sistema monetario de papel moneda fiduciaria, los billetes sólo pueden ser convertidos en otros billetes o monedas y no tienen contrapartida directa en metales preciosos.

OBS

billete: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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