greenbacks

plural of greenback

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for greenbacks
Noun
  • The program helps low-income households pay utility bills.
    Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The program helps low-income households pay utility bills.
    Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • And public dollars will be used to help make such projects a reality.
    Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025
  • In contrast, education freedom is a bottom-up reform that can reverse declining test scores by moving students into better learning environments and ensuring tax dollars go to actual educational activities.
    Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In the next few years, expect to see even more people quietly stacking cash from their living rooms, offering hyper-specific products and services and never worrying about beating the algorithm.
    King Holder, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
  • Having to pay cash for everything up front has stifled businesses’ ability to grow.
    Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Combs himself might have alluded to a propensity to stash money away in the 1997 hit that helped launch his rapping career after years as a producer and impresario.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • The money is deposited into a PA 529 education savings account and is intended to grow over time and can be used for qualified higher education expenses.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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“Greenbacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greenbacks. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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