note
noun
uk/nəʊt/ us [ C ] MONEY ( US usually bill)
a piece of paper money:
a €500 note
in notes He gave me £100 in £10 notes.
I had no change; I only had notes.
Can you change a €20 note?
[ C ] FINANCE
a written agreement that one person, organization, etc. will pay a particular amount of money to another person, etc. by a particular date:
The note for your loan comes due on 1 June.
a two-year note
[ C ] COMMUNICATIONS
a short letter, or something that you write down in order to remember something:
send/write sb a note I'll send you a note about this but please do put it on your calendars.
note to sb The bank said in a note to investors that the operation would make strategic sense.
I got a note from the CEO congratulating me on the deal.
I made a note to review the matter in a month's time.
[ C ]
a short official document:
They can get out of the requirement with a note from their doctor confirming their diagnosis.
Please check the goods before signing the delivery note.
notes [ plural ]
detailed information that you write down:
take notes In any disciplinary meeting, it is always advisable to take notes.
make notes I read through the notes I'd made at the conference.
The keynote speaker gave his lecture without notes.
See also
advice note
banknote
bond note
bought note
consignment note
contract note
convertible note
cover note
credit note
currency note
delivery note
demand note
dispatch advice
EMTN
floating rate note
loan note
noncallable notes
promissory note
prompt note
rail consignment note
revenue anticipation note
road consignment note
secured notes
senior notes
shipping note
sick note
sold note
subordinated notes
tax anticipation note
Treasury note
unsecured notes
weight note
note
verb [ T ]
uk/nəʊt/ usto notice or realize something:
They noted the consumers' growing demand for quicker service.
note (that) Please note that we will be closed on Saturday.
to mention something so that people are aware of it:
In her report, she notes several cases of poor practice on the part of management.
Phrasal verb
note sth down