george washington
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The one-dollar bill of the United States of America, which features a portrait of President George Washington.
American usage; Slang
noun
The twenty-five-cent coin of the United States of America, which features a portrait of President George Washington.
American usage; Slang
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "He likes the way the bartender keeps changing his green backs into four silver George Washingtons for the juke."
- "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!”"
- "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."
- "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. Mint."