dollar

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dollar

He carefully saves a dollar in his piggy bank.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The basic monetary unit of the United States, Canada, Australia, and other countries: A standard unit of currency, typically subdivided into 100 cents.
    • A coin or banknote representing this unit: A physical representation of the monetary value of one dollar.
    • A symbol of wealth, commercialism, or materialism: Used metaphorically to represent financial power or greed.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents.
    • He worships the almighty dollar. (Here, 'dollar' symbolizes wealth and materialism.)
    • A piece of paper money worth one dollar.
    • The dollar coin has never been popular in the United States.
Advanced Usage
  • "The almighty dollar": A phrase used, often critically, to describe the power of money and materialism.
    • The film critiques a society obsessed with the almighty dollar.
  • "Dollar diplomacy": A foreign policy that seeks to achieve a government's aims through the economic power of its country's financial resources and corporations.
    • Historians debate the effectiveness of early 20th-century dollar diplomacy.
  • "Dollar area": A group of countries that peg their currencies to the U.S. dollar or use it as a primary reserve currency.
    • Trade within the dollar area simplifies currency exchange.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dollarization (n): The process by which a country adopts the U.S. dollar as its official currency.
    • The country's dollarization helped stabilize its economy.
  • Dollar sign (n): The symbol '$' used to represent a dollar.
    • The dollar sign is placed before the amount.
Synonyms
  • Buck (n, informal): A casual term for one U.S. dollar.
    • This coffee cost me five bucks.
  • Greenback (n, informal): Refers specifically to a U.S. dollar banknote.
    • He paid with a few crumpled greenbacks.
Related Phrases
  • To feel like a million dollars: To feel extremely good or healthy.
    • After a good night's sleep, I feel like a million dollars.
  • To bet one's bottom dollar: To be absolutely certain about something.
    • I'd bet my bottom dollar that she'll win the election.
dollar

He carefully saves a dollar in his piggy bank.

Noun
  1. a symbol of commercialism or greed
    • he worships the almighty dollar
    • the dollar sign means little to him
  2. a United States coin worth one dollar
    • the dollar coin has never been popular in the United States
  3. a piece of paper money worth one dollar
  4. the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

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