as in bill
a piece of printed paper used as money in the United States
she threw a few greenbacks on the counter to pay for the drinks
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Recent Examples of greenback
Think Sportradar, Genius Sports and U.S.-based European soccer team owners who collect money in euros, which has strengthened against the greenback.
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 9 Mar. 2025
The Canadian dollar and Mexican peso fell against the greenback.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Bronfman’s business fortunes often rose and fell in relation to the value of the Canadian dollar against the American greenback to allow currency savings for U.S. producers, and to competing tax credits on offer from U.S. states and other rival locales.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
What To Know The ruble's slide against the greenback in November was triggered by a round of sanctions by the previous Biden administration on Russian lenders.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 9 Mar. 2025
The Canadian dollar and Mexican peso fell against the greenback.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Bronfman’s business fortunes often rose and fell in relation to the value of the Canadian dollar against the American greenback to allow currency savings for U.S. producers, and to competing tax credits on offer from U.S. states and other rival locales.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
What To Know The ruble's slide against the greenback in November was triggered by a round of sanctions by the previous Biden administration on Russian lenders.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greenback
Noun
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But lawmakers continued to vote down some appropriations bills, sending the group back to the drawing board.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2025
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The Missouri House passed a new version of SAPA, 100-51, last week and the state Senate is also considering a similar bill.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2025
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The Supreme Court also cleared the way for the administration to proceed with the suspension of millions of dollars in federal grants for teacher training after states had urgently asked a judge for the funding to continue.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The distribution deal is estimated to be worth billions of dollars to CBS.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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As his recruitment post notes, small businesses may well be disproportionately harmed by the tariffs and thus are the perfect plaintiffs.—
Cristian Farias,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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This time, however, the situation is much less certain, a point that analysts at Moody’s Ratings made in a recent research note.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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The markets are already speaking: The U.S. dollar now trades for more than 1 million rials, an almost 75 percent increase from a few months ago, making the Iranian currency among the most worthless in the world (in 2015, when Iran last signed a deal with the U.S., the dollar was just 29,500 IRR).—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2025
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From streaming music, movies and games to work and productivity tools delivered via subscription, to virtual communities and worlds with their own economies and currencies.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Greenback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greenback. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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