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Webster 1913 Edition
Greenback
Green′back′
,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)
- (US) Any bill that is legal tender in the US (originally printed with green and black ink) issued by the Federal Reserve.
- The United States dollar.
- A unit of American currency issued during the Civil War by the Treasury Department.
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