n. — Finance, Administration
paper money issued by a bank.
This term is in general use in many varieties of English and is not specific to Canada. See Chart 1.
See also Gage-3, s.v. "bank note" (1), which is described as "issued by the Bank of Canada", ITP Nelson, s.v. "bank note" (1), which is marked "Canadian".
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Chart 1: Internet Domain Search, 11 Sep. 2013