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
Moreover, while tariffs tend to strengthen the dollar, the greenback is weaker by 3.1% from two years ago on average.
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Ernie Tedeschi, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2025
Of course, the Canadian industry has seen earlier pullbacks in Hollywood production expenditures, including around the Canadian loonie trading at par with the American greenback in 2007 and 2008 and due to industry shutdowns at the height of the pandemic and around the 2023 Hollywood strikes.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
The euro is up 11.5% against the dollar this year, hitting its strongest level against the greenback in more than four years.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 25 June 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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Ernie Tedeschi, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2025
Of course, the Canadian industry has seen earlier pullbacks in Hollywood production expenditures, including around the Canadian loonie trading at par with the American greenback in 2007 and 2008 and due to industry shutdowns at the height of the pandemic and around the 2023 Hollywood strikes.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
The euro is up 11.5% against the dollar this year, hitting its strongest level against the greenback in more than four years.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 25 June 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
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Critics and rights groups argued that both the ban and the bill function as tools for censorship, threatening freedom of expression, press freedom and fundamental rights.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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Which faction would win such a battle will never be known, however, because a year after the bill was signed and after lengthy negotiations, a compromise was worked out and quickly enacted.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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This agreement aims to bolster collaboration between the two nations' trillion-dollar tech sectors, enhancing opportunities for businesses and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Economic response The trillions of dollars in revenue earned annually from the region’s oil and gas exports are strategically invested in global assets, which partially leverages the region’s soft power to secure influence in the world’s key decision-making centers.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Be suspicious of urgent messages One of the most alarming details in the Anthropic report was how the hacker used AI to craft convincing extortion notes.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Among the suggestions was a handwritten note from David Murdoch, a Canadian pastor who had moved to the city.—
Beth Lew-Williams,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Chinese yuan's recent rally against the greenback may still have room to run as Beijing guides the currency higher and is seen as favoring holding off on the next rate cut.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Visa, for example, supports USDC, EuroC, USDG and PYUSD as settlement currencies on its network across four different blockchains, seven days a week.—
Aaron Stanley,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Greenback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greenback. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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