Difference between bill and note

[Mayte]

Test No. errors/inter-1 "Save money now", question 7

When you have finished eating in the restaurant, you ask the waiter for the account.

(a) have
(b) eating
(c) ask
(d) account

Test No. errors/inter-1 "Save money now", answer 7

When you have finished eating in the restaurant, you ask the waiter for the bill.

Correct entry: bill
The error was: (d) account

You have found the error but your entry is incorrect.
When you have finished eating in the restaurant, you ask the waiter for the note.
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Why cannot I use 'note'?

[Torsten]

After you have eaten in a restaurant the waiter gives you the bill which is another word for invoice.
Of course, a bill can also be a bank note but this word doesn't fit in the given context.
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[kris]

Can you ask waiter for a check after eating?

[Alan]

Yes, this word is used in American English.
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