green goods

noun

Worthless material, such as sawdust or green paper, covertly substituted for supposed counterfeit currency being sold to a dupe.

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Meanings

noungreen goods pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyWorthless material, such as sawdust or green paper, covertly substituted for supposed counterfeit currency being sold to a dupe.
  2. pluralplural onlyUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see green, goods.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market

Similar
producegreen groceriesgarden truck
Broader
solid food
Also see
produce

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

green goods. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20goods

MLA

“green goods.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20goods. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “green goods,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20goods.

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