long green

noun

Definition of long greennext
slang
as in cash
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment where did he get the long green to afford wheels like that?

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  1. cash
  2. money
  3. coin
  4. currency
  5. legal tender
Noun
  • The knife was displayed on a table along with cash and a cellphone.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Strong cash flows helped the firm swing to a net cash position of £475 million from having net debt of £2 billion in 2023.
    — Royston Wild, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of cash
Noun
  • That figure reflects actual sales made through October — the holiday period money isn’t distributed until later in the fiscal year, the staff report notes.
    — Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Subsequently released testimony and records indicated that some schools had policies of waving through applicants whose parents were expected to give a lot of money.
    — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of money
Noun
  • These methods work for a coin or two, but would be cumbersome for large deals.
    — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The Bahamas Assembly approved the coins, commissioning the Soho Mint in Birmingham, England, to produce them.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of coin
Noun
  • In the last few months, the digital currency attained fresh, all-time highs on anticipation surrounding the policy changes that could materialize as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump securing reelection and the Republicans taking control of both the House and Senate.
    — Charles Lloyd Bovaird II, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • If the ruble stayed at the current level, the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Russia may have to take action to weaken it, such as through a temporary decrease in foreign currency sales.
    — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of currency
Noun
  • Singapore’s Monetary Authority stopped issuing one-cent coins from April 2002, though existing one-cent coins remain legal tender.
    — Chad de Guzman, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Since adopting bitcoin as legal tender, El Salvador has charted a new course.
    — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of legal tender
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