paper currency

English Thesaurus

1. currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie (noun.possession)

hypernym	:	currency,
definition	:	the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	fractional currency,
definition	:	paper currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	fiat money,
definition	:	money that the government declares to be legal tender although it cannot be converted into standard specie (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, bill, federal reserve note, government note, greenback, note,
definition	:	a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) (noun.possession)