Associations to the word «Greenback»

Wiktionary

GREENBACK, noun. (US) Any bill that is legal tender in the US (originally printed with green and black ink) issued by the Federal Reserve.
GREENBACK, noun. The United States dollar.
GREENBACK, noun. A unit of American currency issued during the Civil War by the Treasury Department.

Dictionary definition

GREENBACK, noun. A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes".

Wise words

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