What does greenback mean?

Definitions for greenback
ˈgrinˌbækgreen·back

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note, greenbacknoun

    a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)

    "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"

Wiktionary

  1. greenbacknoun

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

  2. greenbacknoun

    The United States dollar.

  3. greenbacknoun

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

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  1. greenback

    A greenback is a term primarily referring to the paper currency issued in the United States during the American Civil War, which was printed with a green colored ink on the back. However, it has since also become a colloquial term referring to any U.S. dollar bill.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Greenbacknoun

    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

Wikidata

  1. Greenback

    Greenback is a city in Loudon County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was at 1,064, according to the 2010 census. It is included in the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of greenback in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of greenback in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of greenback in a Sentence

  1. Erik Nelson:

    It is more about greenback weakness as opposed to loonie strength.

  2. Kathy Lien:

    If payrolls rise less than 200k, we could see a stronger rally in EUR/USD and a steeper decline in USD/JPY because a weak report would lead investors to think that the Federal Reserve will be more patient with raising interest rates, a stronger report however would be extremely positive for the greenback by hardening expectations for a 2015 rate increase.

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