one dollar bill

Thân thiện

A child holds a crisp one dollar bill in their hand.

Definition

1. 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).

Học thuật

Noun

1. a piece of paper money worth one dollar

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