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- [green-bak]
- /ˈgrinˌbæk/
- /ˈɡriːn.bæk/
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- [green-bak]
- /ˈgrinˌbæk/
Definitions of greenback word
- noun greenback 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. 1
- noun greenback A dollar bill ; a dollar. 1
- noun greenback dollar bill 1
- noun greenback US banknote 1
- countable noun greenback A greenback is a banknote such as a dollar bill. 0
- noun greenback an inconvertible legal-tender US currency note originally issued during the Civil War in 1862 0
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Origin of greenback
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1860-65; green + back1
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Parts of speech for Greenback
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
greenback popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for greenback
noun greenback
- currency — The money used in a particular country is referred to as its currency.
- money — any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
- bill — A bill is a written statement of money that you owe for goods or services.
- dough — flour or meal combined with water, milk, etc., in a mass for baking into bread, cake, etc.; paste of bread.
- cash — Cash is money in the form of notes and coins rather than cheques.
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