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Definition of greenback : One of the legal tender notes of the United States; - first issued in 1862, and having the devices on the back printed with green ink, to prevent alterations and counterfeits.

Synonyms:

flyer, visor, account, pecker, placard, card, vizor, poster, invoice, eyeshade, billet, government note, note of hand, nib, distinction, annotation, line, handbill, flier, beak, peak, billhook, broadsheet, notice, banker's bill, musical note, broadside, posting, circular, banknote, throwaway, tone, Federal Reserve note, preeminence, notation, eminence, measure, short letter, bank bill, neb

funds, check, receipts, change, purse, spending money, coinage, gross, dough, wampum, money order, treasure, ingot, issue, ways and means, sterling, nugget, promissory note, income, bond, scratch, profit, bank note, draft, dollar, pocket money, moolah, capital, silver, cash, proceeds, stock, assets, pounds, wallet, net worth, IOU, wad, loot, worth, lucre, money, petty cash, balance sheet, fortune, coupon, copper, wealth, currency, wherewithal, bullion, bill, gold, swag, bankroll, note

Usage examples:

• I was horrified when the bill came, to see that it was about half a yard long, and that Mr. Brett had to pay with a number of expensive- looking greenback things, but he laughed when he saw my frightened face, and said the dinner didn't really cost all that, he only wanted change. - "Lady-Betty-Across-the-Water", Lowell, Orson.
• A bank- note is said to be paid when the bank gives a greenback or coin for it. - "Government and Administration of the United States", Westel W. Willoughby and William F. Willoughby.
• From that day on, the greenback became a dead issue. - "A History of Trade Unionism in the United States", Selig Perlman.