Thesaurus results for GREENBACKS

greenbacks

noun

plural of greenback

as in bills

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 greenbacks Countries buying oil did so in greenbacks. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026 Alas, greenbacks are hardly available to people such as Tamara Mendoza, 65, who lives in the working-class Valle district. — Mery Mogollon, Los Angeles Times, 30 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 That vault of greenbacks comes with a set of expectations from fans, your bosses and the boosters/collectives funneling the nation’s finest athletes into the factory. — Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 17 Oct. 2025 In an attempt to boost gamer bankrolls, this only occasionally profitable bettor will attempt to stack greenbacks under the lights. — Brad Evans, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 Dude confiscated it for greenbacks, melted it down, and buried it? — Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Daines and Merkley also want committee leaders to have a one-day fast-track for considering popular bills with strong committee support from both parties that would allow those bills to pass the Senate with a simple majority.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Income, bills, savings goals and family expenses shift, and the treat budget should reflect what the household can afford now.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of bills

Noun

During that time, the group raised thousands of dollars from the tobacco, gambling, and pharmaceutical industries, as detailed by a Washington Post report.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
Earlier reports indicated that Elon Musk's SpaceX is planning to raise 10 billion dollars through bank loans and 30 billion dollars via investment grade bonds to finance NVIDIA chip purchases.

— , CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of dollars

Noun

And his relatives in turn gave notes to the actors playing their younger selves and were encouraged to interrogate Ba as his coming-of-age story was dramatized.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
That figure includes vendor notes and up to $64 million in earnout payments tied to Obagi’s future performance.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of notes

Noun

The organization, created in 1961 by first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, receives no government funding, and raises money through private donations and sales of retail merchandise.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
With his ring powered up, John flies over and drops off a bag of money as restitution to the waitress Maggie (Hannah Christine Shetler) who lost her family in the Manhunter attack.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

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