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greenback

[ green-bak ]

noun

  1. a U.S. legal-tender note, printed in green on the back since the Civil War, originally issued against the credit of the country and not against gold or silver on deposit.


greenback

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noun

  1. informal.
    an inconvertible legal-tender US currency note originally issued during the Civil War in 1862
  2. slang.
    a dollar bill
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of greenback1

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; green + back 1
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Some departments, like the office that issues and renews passports, also accept only greenbacks.

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The higher returns on dollar investments have pushed the value of the greenback higher against other currencies.

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The dollar index , a measure of the greenback against six major currencies, was last at 103.17, a whisker above the 103.07 it touched in Asia trade, the lowest since Aug. 31.

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The dollar index , a measure of the greenback against a basket of currencies, fell to 103.07, its lowest since Aug. 31.

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The dollar index , a measure of the greenback against a basket of currencies, was last at 103.16, hanging around its lowest since Aug. 31.

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