Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

greenbackism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: green-back-ism
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From greenback + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: greenback

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does greenbackism mean?: A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
Where does greenbackism come from?: From greenback + -ism.

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