greenback

[ green-bak ]

/ ˈgrinˌbæk /

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noun

a U.S. legal-tender note, printed in green on the back since the Civil War, originally issued against the credit of the country and not against gold or silver on deposit.

Origin of greenback

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; green + back¹

Words nearby greenback

green-eyed monster, green-light, green-wellie, green-winged teal, greenaway, greenback, greenback party, greenbelt, greenberg, greenboard, greenbone

Example sentences from the Web for greenback

(The Brazilian real is down a world-beating 21 percent against the greenback since May).

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The rest came in a currency then thought far more valuable than the greenback: Facebook stock.

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Already money markets have begun to adjust the Australian dollar, which in recent months has enjoyed parity with the greenback.

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He stayed the greenback movement by his veto after eminent party leaders had yielded to it.

The Cleveland Era |Henry Jones Ford

In other words, a greenback dollar was worth only thirty-five cents.

The Greater Republic |Charles Morris
The followers of the greenback heresy delight in Brick Pomeroy, with clean-shaven, smug, and satisfied look.

Two Years in Oregon |Wallis Nash
Tabulate the index numbers, the greenback price of the gold dollar, and the gold price of the greenback dollar, from 1861 to 1879.

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In the election the Greenback ticket polled only about eighty thousand votes, or less than one per cent of the total.

The Agrarian Crusade |Solon J. Buck

British Dictionary definitions for greenback

greenback

/ (ˈɡriːnˌbæk) /

noun

US informal an inconvertible legal-tender US currency note originally issued during the Civil War in 1862

US slang a dollar bill

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