long green

noun

Definition of long greennext
slang
as in cash
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment where did he get the long green to afford wheels like that?

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  1. cash
  2. money
  3. coin
  4. currency
  5. legal tender
  6. bucks
Noun
  • Account holders can generally save their money in cash and invest funds within the accounts, similar to a retirement account like a 401(k).
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In 2004, the Pentagon hosted a contest that promised a cash prize to the winner of a driverless race through the desert.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of cash
Noun
  • The source expressed optimism that the military money would come through but cautioned that it neither had been secured nor guaranteed.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • What if suddenly the family needed something from the nanny that money couldn’t simply buy?
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of money
Noun
  • The ancient coin is one of many that have surfaced across the United Kingdom.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • For now, the district is a strip mall of low-slung buildings whose tenants include a vape shop, a Filipino restaurant, a coin laundromat, and a cellphone store.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of coin
Noun
  • In 1973, business contracts were started in the then-Soviet Union, where Lauder products became available in hard-currency shops.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • And that can’t be done all in English for a global subscription platform that reaches 190-plus countries (and transacts business in 45 currencies).
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of currency
Noun
  • In 2021, El Salvador became the first country in the world to make Bitcoin legal tender.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Canada halted production of its one-cent coin in 2012 and distribution in 2013 after a short transition period, while existing pennies remain legal tender.
    — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of legal tender
Noun
  • But when compared to everything else going on, the current $229 price tag feels like a drop in the bucket, particularly when most new games for the Playdate only cost a few bucks.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The backstory Capella’s first Thai outpost shares the Chao Phraya Estate, a big-bucks development just downstream from the river’s major transport hub, with the Four Seasons Bangkok.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of bucks
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“Long green.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20green. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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