c-note

Ten sawbucks combined

A c-note is a hundred-dollar bill.

The C comes from the Roman numeral for one hundred.

The term belongs to informal American English, often with a slightly old-fashioned or streetwise flavor: He slipped the doorman a c-note.

Also spelled C-note.

currency

hundred

Ten squared

billAmount owed, written
cashReady spending funds
moneyCurrency for transactions

greenback · dollar · banknote · denomination · paper · tender · buck · sawbuck · fin · grant

slang

stacks

Vertical arrangements of items

bandsMusical performing groups
racksFrames for storing items
paperPressed pulp for writing

cheese · cheddar · bread · dough · guap · bankroll · scratch · loot · cabbage · lettuce

wealth

affluence

Abundance of money

big spenderOne who splurges freely
high rollerMajor casino spender
ballerSlang for skilled player

flash · bling · splurge · luxury · lavish · opulence · prosperity · fortune · riches · mogul

Categories

currencydollar, euro, pound, yen, peso
US currencydollar, dollar bills, penny, dollars, nickel
banknotespaper money, dollar bill, banknote, currency notes, bank notes
money slangbucks, dough, moolah, cheddar, cash
paper moneybanknote, banknotes, bank notes, dollar bill, dollar bills
noir slanggumshoe, femme fatale, private eye, shamus, peeper

Opposites

monetary value/denomination

c-notepenny

One-cent piece

cent · single · buck · nickel · dime

financial significance

c-notesmall change

Low-denomination currency

pocket change · chump change · loose change · peanuts · pittance

formality of currency terminology

c-notelegal tender

Officially recognized payment medium

Family

note, cent, century, centennial

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G