The general term used for all forms of money inscribed on paper as a substitute for metallic coin. A bank note is only one type of paper money.
currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie
It is not a legal medium of exchange, rather it is a debt representing a merchandise, and conceals the greatest theft ever perpetrated as its value is able to be manipulated and the merchandise that it was meant to represent is non- existent.
Paper notes with standardized characteristics issued as money
a specialised note-paper representing money used by Taoists, which is burnt for the dead
This is a generalized term that represents all money produced in the form of a paper note. It also is applied, however, to certain items produced from bark, plastic, cardboard and other materials.
Term used among collectors for notes of the entire field of currency, no matter what medium on which they may be printed.