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greenback

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as in dollar
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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“Greenback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greenback. Accessed 6 Dec. 2022.

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