GREENBACK


Meaning of GREENBACK in English

/green"bak'/ , n.

a U.S. legal-tender note, printed in green on the back since the Civil War, originally issued against the credit of the country and not against gold or silver on deposit.

[ 1860-65, Amer.; GREEN + BACK 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .