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George Washington

George Washington noun: the one-dollar bill of the United States of America, which features a portrait of President George Washington.

Noun

George Washington (plural George Washingtons)

  1. (US, slang) The one-dollar bill of the United States of America, which features a portrait of President George Washington.
    • My kids have a piggy bank full of pennies. They love to dump the pennies on the floor and count them. Stacks of Abraham Lincolns. One hundred Abraham Lincolns equals one George Washington.2014, Jon Weece, Jesus Prom: Life Gets Fun When You Love People Like God Does, Nelson Books, →ISBN, page 110
  2. (US, rare, slang) The twenty-five-cent coin of the United States of America, which features a portrait of President George Washington.
    • He likes the way the bartender keeps changing his green backs into four silver George Washingtons for the juke.2001, Gerry LaFemina, “The Translation of Want”, in Zarathustra in Love: Prose Poems, Saginaw, Mich.: Mayapple Press, →ISBN, page 33
    • Morgan was especially excited about making the coins for the cash register. She came to school and said, “Mrs. Wilson, I made George Washingtons and Abraham Lincolns for our cash register!”2003, Rebecca A. Wilson, “The Mexican Restaurant Project”, in Judy Harris Helm, Sallee Beneke, editors, The Power of Projects: Meeting Contemporary Challenges in Early Childhood Classrooms—Strategies...

Examples of George Washington in a sentence

  • For modern-era citizens now dependent on debit cards and no longer familiar with coin values: Cheez-Its requires one Franklin Roosevelt and two George Washingtons.2012, Doug Brendel, “A Primer for Ye Olde Vending Tradition”, in Only in Ipswich 2013, →ISBN, page 38:
  • From half-eagles of yore to George Washingtons of today, there isn’t a penny, shilling, or bird you can’t find in the U.S.2017, Karrie Gavin, “U.S. Mint”, in Moon Philadelphia: Including Pennsylvania Dutch Country, 4th edition, Berkeley, Calif.: Avalon Travel...

Synonyms of George Washington

Forms of George Washington

pluralGeorge Washingtons

Origin of George Washington

After George Washington, first President of United States of America.

Questions about George Washington

What does George Washington mean?
George Washington means the one-dollar bill of the United States of America, which features a portrait of President George Washington.
How do you use George Washington in a sentence?
For modern-era citizens now dependent on debit cards and no longer familiar with coin values: Cheez-Its requires one Franklin Roosevelt and two George Washingtons.
What part of speech is George Washington?
George Washington is a noun.
What is the plural of George Washington?
The plural of George Washington is George Washingtons.

Words near George Washington in the dictionary

  1. George Lucases
  2. George Lucasing
  3. George Sandism
  4. George Spelvin
  5. George Town
  6. George Washington
  7. George Washingtons
  8. George West
  9. George's cod
  10. George's Island
  11. Georgean

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