greenbackglossary / GREENBACK greenback, n. Slang. A legal-tender note of the United States; any note issued by a federal reserve bank. • The term was coined in 1862 when the backs of American paper currency were first printed in green ink. 词条贡献者 资深译员Jenny,国内名牌大学法律英语专业,专注翻译各种与重组、破产及重整有关的法律文件。