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 译者晓晨,毕业于世界顶级翻译学院,擅长翻译各种与反垄断咨询与合规相关的法律文件。