greenback

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Derived terms 1.1.2 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

greenback (plural greenbacks)

1. (US) Any bill that is legal tender in the US (originally printed with green and black ink) issued by the Federal Reserve.
2. A unit of American currency issued during the Civil War by the Treasury Department.

[edit] Derived terms

• greenbacker
• greenbackism
• Greenback Party
• greenmail, greenmailing

[edit] See also

• Greenback on Wikipedia.Wikipedia