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Meaning of Greenback | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any bill that is legal tender in the US (originally printed with green and black ink) issued by the Federal Reserve.
US
The United States dollar.
A unit of American currency issued during the Civil War by the Treasury Department.
historical
A wave that has not yet begun to break.

Equivalents

العربية العملة الأمريكية

Français greenback

Examples

“When the surfer has passed the point where the waves are breaking, and is among the waves which are known as “greenbacks”, he may either dive through them or float over them, […]”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Greenbacker greenbackism Greenbank greenbark Greenbaum greenbeard

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