It did not have a government monopoly on note issue but over the time it became the prime issuer of U.K. notes.

在纸币发行上，它并没有政府垄断者的角色,但是随着时间的流逝,它成为了英国纸币的主要发行者。

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The U.S. Government is a big issuer of discount bonds and they're called Treasury bills.

美国政府是贴现债券的大发行商,这些被称为国库券

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