greenback Sentence Examples

  1. The crisp greenback slipped from the teller's hand.
  2. I searched my pockets frantically for a greenback to pay for the toll.
  3. The counterfeit greenback fooled even the most experienced cashier.
  4. The old farmer stashed his greenbacks in an old cigar box under his bed.
  5. The thief stole a bag filled with freshly printed greenbacks.
  6. The government announced a new design for the one-hundred-dollar greenback.
  7. The politician promised to protect the value of the greenback.
  8. The economist predicted that the greenback would strengthen against other currencies.
  9. The painting depicted a man lighting a cigar with a flaming greenback.
  10. The greenback is the unofficial nickname for the United States dollar.

greenback Meaning

Wordnet

greenback (n)

a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)

Webster

greenback (n.)

One of the legal tender notes of the United States; -- first issued in 1862, and having the devices on the back printed with green ink, to prevent alterations and counterfeits.

FAQs About the word greenback

a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)One of the legal tender notes of the United States; -- first issued in 1862, and having the devi

dollar,bill, currency, note, chips, banknote,cash, money, buck, five

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The crisp greenback slipped from the teller's hand.

I searched my pockets frantically for a greenback to pay for the toll.

The counterfeit greenback fooled even the most experienced cashier.

The old farmer stashed his greenbacks in an old cigar box under his bed.