greenback

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Recent Examples of greenback Chinese offshore yuan has fallen nearly 2.5% against the greenback since Donald Trump’s election victory in November, after recouping some of the losses in recent weeks. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025 With the rupee hitting record lows against the greenback, any cuts to the bank’s policy rate could spark a further rise in domestic inflation, putting further pressure on the currency and likely triggering capital outflows. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025 And the value of the American greenback against European currencies rose markedly in the wake of the recent U.S. presidential election. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025 The Singapore dollar weakened slightly after the decision against the greenback, deprecating marginally to 1.3556, while the city-state’s Straits Times index climbed marginally. Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for greenback
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greenback
Noun
  • The bill has stalled repeatedly in Congress as opponents argue such measures are no longer needed because the country has changed since the 1960s.
    Safiyah Riddle, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
  • In both cases, the tariff bill isn’t large compared to total sales – but both Topgolf and Amer stocks are down the last month, 17% and 13% respectively.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • There is also growing uncertainty about the nation’s trillions of dollars in student loans and whether the government will stay in the business of lending money to students directly.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Multiplied across millions of borrowers, that kind of increase represents billions of dollars extra each month that households would have to divert to student loans instead of other needs or savings.
    Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Upon arrival, guests are offered an optional bindi along with a $64 pre-fixe wedding menu, which includes notes on the rituals of an Indian wedding that inspired the experience.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Editor’s note: To see essays by other candidates for District 1 county supervisor, please go to sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary.
    Louis A Fuentes, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Monday's announcement is the latest push to honor Tubman on the currency and remove Jackson, the country's seventh president and a slaveholder.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The dollar has been weakening against most other currencies.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 9 Mar. 2025

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“Greenback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greenback. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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