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Greenback

Green′back′

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

Definition 2024


greenback

greenback

English

Noun

greenback (plural greenbacks)

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

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