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
The debasement trade has gained momentum on speculation that US authorities might be willing to work with their Japanese counterparts to support the yen — and thereby are open to a weaker greenback.
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Marcus Wong, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
On Tuesday, the greenback posted its worst one-day decline since April 2025, touching its lowest level since February 2022.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
His note this morning admitted that the greenback isn’t dead yet.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
If Florida State continues to lose games against those teams, greenbacks could start to flow in to help with the buyout.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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Marcus Wong, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
On Tuesday, the greenback posted its worst one-day decline since April 2025, touching its lowest level since February 2022.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
His note this morning admitted that the greenback isn’t dead yet.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
If Florida State continues to lose games against those teams, greenbacks could start to flow in to help with the buyout.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greenback
Noun
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The bill does exempt law enforcement and higher education institutions from its provisions.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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Electric heating bills during the roughly 25-day cold spell were expected to run hundreds of dollars above normal for some households, Porter said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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While the bill doesn't include a dollar amount, DeLano said the plan is to request $50 million in appropriations later in the session.—
ALEX ROZIER Mississippi Today,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Texas spends over $500 million dollars a day, seven days a week.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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In general, the hospital has always instructed its providers not to make comments or notes about a patient’s immigration status on notes or other materials that can be accessed, the doctor explained.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Wexner was contacted by federal prosecutors in Florida as early as August 2007 regarding the Epstein investigation, according to handwritten notes released last month by the Department of Justice.—
James Hill,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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But the group faced setbacks with foreign exchange, primarily due to the US dollar and the emerging market currencies in Latin America.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Vogue,
18 Feb. 2026
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Likewise, the permacrisis in the economy, which endured despite Caracas’ introduction of a national crypto currency, the Petro, to bypass US sanctions, or the central bank’s removal of five zeros from the national currency, the Bolivar, to subdue hyperinflation.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Greenback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greenback. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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