one dollar bill
Definition
- Noun:
- A piece of paper money worth one dollar: A banknote issued as legal tender by a government, representing a monetary value of one dollar.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- I need change for the vending machine; do you have a one dollar bill?
- He tipped the waiter with a crisp one dollar bill.
- The price is just a single one dollar bill.
Advanced Usage
- As a unit of informal measurement: Sometimes used colloquially to refer to a very small amount of money.
- That old toy isn't worth more than a one dollar bill.
Variants and Related Words
- Dollar bill: A more general term for any U.S. banknote (e.g., a five-dollar bill, a ten-dollar bill).
- Buck (slang, noun): Informal term for a dollar.
- Single (slang, noun): Informal term for a one-dollar bill.
Synonyms
- Dollar note: A formal synonym, more common in some other English-speaking countries.
- One-dollar note: A direct synonym.
Related Phrases
- "To break a one dollar bill": To exchange it for coins or smaller denominations.
- Can you break a one dollar bill? I need quarters for the laundry.
Related Idioms
- "As phony as a three-dollar bill": An idiom meaning something is obviously fake or counterfeit. (Note: This idiom uses a different denomination to emphasize falsity, as a three-dollar bill does not exist in U.S. currency).
Noun
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a piece of paper money worth one dollar
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