as in bill
a piece of printed paper used as money in the United States
she threw a few greenbacks on the counter to pay for the drinks
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Recent Examples of greenback
Oil is priced in dollars, and as the greenback moved upward the price of oil per barrel fell as low as $7 under Reagan and $10 under Clinton.
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Moreover, while tariffs tend to strengthen the dollar, the greenback is weaker by 3.1% from two years ago on average.
—Ernie Tedeschi, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2025
Canada’s film industry has long had American studios and streamers headed north to shoot movies and TV originals on the strength of generous currency savings from a low Canadian dollar compared to the U.S. greenback.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
Many on Wall Street—and in the White House—believe the greenback’s decline has been a long time coming.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 24 June 2025
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Moreover, while tariffs tend to strengthen the dollar, the greenback is weaker by 3.1% from two years ago on average.
—Ernie Tedeschi, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2025
Canada’s film industry has long had American studios and streamers headed north to shoot movies and TV originals on the strength of generous currency savings from a low Canadian dollar compared to the U.S. greenback.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
Many on Wall Street—and in the White House—believe the greenback’s decline has been a long time coming.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greenback
Noun
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The monthly bills will come to my work email address.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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The governor vetoed a bill on Saturday that would have provided more transparency around the water usage of data centers, which regularly require millions of gallons of fresh water to cool their computers.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In November, Jackson terminated Gatlin for swindling millions of dollars from the Foundation as executives privately reeled over her betrayal of the hospital system’s fundraising arm, which raises tens of millions to benefit Jackson’s patients.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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Autry believes that the billions of dollars being spent by companies like SpaceX and the federal government to support space exploration, return to the Moon and potentially get to Mars is money well spent.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Each week, the mission here is to distill the previous five days’ worth of fantasy football news and notes into a tidy brief, loaded with need-to-know info.—
Andy Behrens,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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In a note on Monday, market veteran Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research, went over his earlier bullish calls on gold, which has repeatedly reached his forecasts ahead of schedule.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Once again, in adopting a currency board, a country keeps its own currency and central bank.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Memory is the last real currency.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Greenback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greenback. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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