"greenback" meaning in All languages combined

See greenback on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-greenback.wav Forms: greenbacks [plural]
Etymology: From green + back. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|green|back}} green + back Head templates: {{en-noun}} greenback (plural greenbacks)
  1. (US) Any bill that is legal tender in the US (originally printed with green and black ink) issued by the Federal Reserve. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-greenback-en-noun-rnbcn~Nn Categories (other): American English
  2. The United States dollar. Categories (topical): American Civil War, Money
    Sense id: en-greenback-en-noun-sd4ovPIB Disambiguation of American Civil War: 2 91 5 1 Disambiguation of Money: 23 43 21 13 Categories (other): English bahuvrihi compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English bahuvrihi compounds: 14 51 17 18 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 42 23 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 38 26 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 44 24 25
  3. (historical) A unit of American currency issued during the Civil War by the Treasury Department. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-greenback-en-noun-LaT-cD1l
  4. (surfing) A wave that has not yet begun to break. Categories (topical): Surfing
    Sense id: en-greenback-en-noun-sSaXEH3C Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, surfing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Greenbacker, greenbackism, Greenback Party, greenmail, greenmailing

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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