greenback
noun C2- 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.
- A wave that has not yet begun to break.
Plural greenbacks
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