greenback vs buck

buck vs greenback

greenback and buck both are nouns.

greenback is not a verb while buck is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
greenback	Yes	No	No	No
buck	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, buck is a hyponym of greenback; that is, buck is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than greenback:

greenback: a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
buck: a piece of paper money worth one dollar

Other hyponyms of greenback include silver certificate, c-note, hundred dollar bill, fifty, fifty dollar bill, twenty, twenty dollar bill, ten dollar bill, tenner, five-spot, five dollar bill, fiver, two dollar bill, clam, dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill.

greenback (noun)	buck (noun)
a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)	mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)
	a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
	a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
	a piece of paper money worth one dollar

greenback (verb)	buck (verb)
	jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
	move quickly and violently
	resist
	to strive with determination

Difference between greenback and buck

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