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From the Roman numeral C (“100”) (which was printed on it) + note. Attested from the 1920s.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
c-note
Today it means: A one-hundred dollar ($100) banknote. Full definition →
Today it means: A one-hundred dollar ($100) banknote. Full definition →
From the Roman numeral C (“100”) (which was printed on it) + note. Attested from the 1920s.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.