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Greenback vs Banknote - What's the difference?

greenback | banknote |

As nouns the difference between greenback and banknote

is that greenback is (us) any bill that is legal tender in the us (originally printed with green and black ink ) issued by the while banknote is banknote (paper currency).

greenback

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US) Any bill that is legal tender in the US (originally printed with green and black ink ) issued by the .
  • The United States dollar.
  • A unit of American currency issued during the Civil War by the Treasury Department.

    • Derived terms

    *greenbacker *greenbackism *Greenback Party *greenmail, greenmailing

    See also

    (pedia)

    banknote

    English

    (wikipedia banknote)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A piece of paper currency.
  • (historical) A demand note issued by private banks presumably backed up by gold or silver coin.

    • Synonyms

    * (piece of paper currency) bill (more common in United States and Canada)