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
As this sweeping history points out, however, the greenback is only the latest in a centuries-long series of global currencies, including the Dutch guilder and the British pound sterling, whose statures have risen and fallen with the fortunes of their issuers.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The greenback is extending its reach into economies where brick-and-mortar bank branches have never arrived and where local currencies offer no reliable store of value.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 9 Mar. 2026
The dollar index is up 1.2% this week as the greenback has benefited from investors seeking safe havens as well as nerves about inflation that could keep the Federal Reserve on hold, supporting the dollar.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
The greenback’s rally undercut sentiment among investors who had been piling into metals after the U.S. president signaled a willingness to let the currency weaken.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The greenback is extending its reach into economies where brick-and-mortar bank branches have never arrived and where local currencies offer no reliable store of value.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 9 Mar. 2026
The dollar index is up 1.2% this week as the greenback has benefited from investors seeking safe havens as well as nerves about inflation that could keep the Federal Reserve on hold, supporting the dollar.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
The greenback’s rally undercut sentiment among investors who had been piling into metals after the U.S. president signaled a willingness to let the currency weaken.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greenback
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As of last week, nearly 2,900 second installment bills that were supposed to go out last November were still unsent — including the bungalow Brooks has owned since 1982.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The age-attestation bill cleared its first House committee Thursday, setting it up for consideration by the full House in the coming weeks.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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Then the case counsellor handed me the check for eight hundred dollars.—
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Murakami is working on a two-year, $34 million deal, and in an era when some teams try to lock up young talent with long and lucrative contract extensions, a 25-game sample size is a little too small for Getz to start throwing out more years and dollars.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Press materials that accompany the album note that Auerbach’s father was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2025 and is being cared for in Auerbach’s Nashville home.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2026
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The World Bank estimated that an extended disruption could drive energy prices up by almost a quarter compared to 2025; the strait cannot quickly be replaced, Morningstar analysts warned in a note to clients.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Those who join now can use the code PCAMER26 by December 31, 2026, to earn up to 4,000 bonus Avios (Qatar Airways’s rewards currency) to use on upcoming flights, upgrades, and extra baggage allowances.—
Jamie Spain,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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The courts in the past have held — and usually not framed in terms of DEI policies; this was prior to that term gaining currency — but courts have been skeptical about giving the FCC authority over Equal Employment Opportunity policies as a basis for license decisions.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Greenback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greenback. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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