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greenbackism

greenbackism noun: a movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.

Noun

greenbackism (uncountable)

  1. A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
    • After resumption in 1879, when paper money did reach par with gold, the two bond rates remained very nearly equal for several years, until fears of inflation from Greenbackism and Free-Silverism again produced a divergence.1930, Irving Fisher, The Theory of Interest: As Determined by Impatience to Spend Income and Opportunity to Invest It, New York: The MacMillan Company, page 401

Origin of greenbackism

From greenback + -ism.

Questions about greenbackism

What does greenbackism mean?
Greenbackism means a movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
What part of speech is greenbackism?
Greenbackism is a noun.

Words near greenbackism in the dictionary

  1. Greenaway
  2. Greenaways
  3. greenback
  4. greenbacker
  5. greenbackers
  6. greenbackism
  7. greenbacks
  8. Greenbank
  9. greenbark
  10. Greenbaum
  11. Greenbaums

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