greenback

green·back  (grnbk)

n.

A note of U.S. currency.

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greenback [ˈgriːnˌbæk]

n

1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) US informal an inconvertible legal-tender US currency note originally issued during the Civil War in 1862

2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) US slang a dollar bill

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

greenback - a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, Federal Reserve note, government note, bill, note folding money, paper currency, paper money - currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie silver certificate - formerly a bank note issued by the United States Treasury and redeemable in silver c-note, hundred dollar bill - a United States bill worth 100 dollars fifty dollar bill, fifty - a United States bill worth 50 dollars twenty dollar bill, twenty - a United States bill worth 20 dollars ten dollar bill, tenner - a United States bill worth 10 dollars five dollar bill, five-spot, fiver - a United States bill worth 5 dollars two dollar bill - a United States bill worth 2 dollars dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clam, dollar - a piece of paper money worth one dollar

Translations

greenback [ˈgriːnbæk] N (US) → billete m (de banco)

greenback [ˈgriːnbæk] n (US) (= banknote) → billet m vert
green bean n → haricot m vert
green belt n (British) → ceinture f verte
Green Beret n (= commando) → béret m vert
green card n

(in US) (= work permit) → permis m de travail

(in Britain) (= driving insurance) → carte f verte
green channel n (at customs) → couloir m "rien à déclarer", sortie f "rien à déclarer"
Green Cross Code n (British) code de prévention routière destiné aux enfants