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greenback.

Any bill that is legal tender in the US (originally printed with green and black ink) issued by the Federal Reserve.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Any bill that is legal tender in the US (originally printed with green and black ink) issued by the Federal Reserve.

    US
  2. The United States dollar.

  3. A unit of American currency issued during the Civil War by the Treasury Department.

    historical
  4. A wave that has not yet begun to break.

Where this word comes from

From green + back.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.