Meaning Of The Word Greenback

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greenback
countable noun: A greenback is a banknote such as a dollar bill.

greenback in American English
any piece of U.S. paper money printed in green ink on the back
noun: 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

greenback in British English
noun: an inconvertible legal-tender US currency note originally issued during the Civil War in 1862

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