greenback
Slang for dollar
A greenback is a piece of U.S. paper currency, named for the green ink on the reverse side.
The term dates to Civil War–era banknotes but remains common informal usage: I've got a few greenbacks in my wallet.
In the plural, greenbacks means cash generally: He's always chasing greenbacks.
Basic U.S. currency unit
- billAmount owed, written
- banknotePrinted legal tender
- cashReady spending funds
- paper moneyCurrency in bill form
legal tender · fiat · note · denomination · buck · USD · currency · funds
Countrymen fighting countrymen
- treasury notesGovernment-issued debt securities
- gold standardMeasure of ultimate quality
- inflationSustained price level increase
- fiat currencyState-issued unbacked tender
Male deer or dollar
- doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
- cheddarFirm aged English cheese
- moolaSlang for currency
- moolahSlang for currency
scratch · simoleons · clams · loot · bread · cabbage · lettuce · dead presidents
Hard-winged insect
- scarabBeetle held sacred anciently
- cockchaferLarge scarab-family beetle
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
dollar
Basic U.S. currency unit
paper money · legal tender · fiat · note · denomination · buck · USD · currency · funds · payment
Civil War
Countrymen fighting countrymen
- treasury notesGovernment-issued debt securities
- gold standardMeasure of ultimate quality
- inflationSustained price level increase
fiat currency · 1862 · reconstruction · bimetallism · monetary policy
buck
Male deer or dollar
moolah · scratch · simoleons · clams · loot · bread · cabbage · lettuce · dead presidents · dinero
beetle
Hard-winged insect
- scarabBeetle held sacred anciently
- cockchaferLarge scarab-family beetle
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
carapace · insect · coleoptera
- Civil War Slangskedaddle, Johnny Reb, bluebelly, grayback, copperhead
- currencydollar, euro, pound, yen, peso
- US currencydollar, dollar bills, penny, dollars, nickel
- currenciesdollar, pound, euro, yen, peso
- money slangbucks, dough, moolah, cheddar, cash
- paper moneybanknote, banknotes, bank note, bank notes, dollar bill
greenbackcoin
Stamped metal currency
coinage · specie · hard money · silver dollar · penny
greenbackdigital currency
Currency stored electronically
cryptocurrency · virtual currency · credit · Bitcoin · electronic money
greenbackforeign currency
Other nations' legal tender
euro · yen · pound sterling · yuan · ruble