greenback

Noun

Meaning

One of the legal tender notes of the United States; -- first issued in 1862, and having the devices on the back printed with green ink, to prevent alterations and counterfeits.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bill note banknote bank note bank bill Federal Reserve note government note banker's bill jack neb WAD change money capital paper

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Antonyms

change gold silver debt poverty copper

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Hypernyms

paper money folding money paper currency

Hyponyms

buck twenty fifty dollar clam fiver

Phrases with the word

greenback cutthroat trout greenback horse mackerel greenback shark

Examples

And I don't give a damn about a greenback dollarSpend it fast as I can for a wailin' song and a good guitarThe only things that I understand, oh yeah. Hoyt Axton

he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes Source: Internet

Against the greenback, it held steady. Source: Internet

Baack and Ray, p. 608. During the two decades following the expiration of the Civil War income tax, the Greenback movement, the Labor Reform Party, the Populist Party, the Democratic Party and many others called for a graduated income tax. Source: Internet

But the greenback regained the lost ground on purchases by Japanese importers for settlement purposes. Source: Internet

But the greenback lost steam after China reported slower-than-expected economic growth for July-September. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Greenan Greenawalt Greenaway greenback cutthroat trout greenback horse mackerel Greenback Party