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dollar
[ dol-er ]
noun
- a paper money, silver or cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of the United States, equal to 100 cents. : $
- a silver or nickel coin and monetary unit of Canada, equal to 100 cents. : $
- any of the monetary units of various other nations, as Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, East Timor, Fiji, Guyana, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Liberia, New Zealand, Singapore, the Solomon Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe, equal to 100 cents.
- Also called ringgit. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Brunei, equal to 100 sen.
- a thaler.
- a peso.
- British Slang. (formerly)
- five-shilling piece; crown.
- the sum of five shillings.
dollar
/ ˈɒə /
noun
- the standard monetary unit of the US and its dependencies, divided into 100 cents
- the standard monetary unit, comprising 100 cents, of the following countries or territories: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Canada, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Kiribati, Liberia, Malaysia, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, and Zimbabwe
- informal.(formerly) five shillings or a coin of this value
- look or feel (like) a million dollars informal.to look or feel extremely well
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dollar1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dollar1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with dollars , also see feel like a million dollars ; look like a million dollars ; you can bet your ass (bottom dollar) .Example Sentences
A dollar gauge is on track for its worst performance during the first 100 days of a U.S. presidency in data going back to the Nixon era.
Trump also urged Congress to pass his tax bill, which includes trillions of dollars in tax and spending cuts, but faces opposition from Democrats and some Republicans.
The changes the company must now make could put a sizable dent in the double-digit billions of dollars in revenue the App Store generates each year.
To speed up removals, the White House has asked lawmakers for tens of billions of dollars in new funding to hire more federal agents and vastly expand immigrant detention.
Scott’s nomination hearing comes as Republicans advance budget legislation in the House and Senate that would provide billions of dollars to CBP.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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