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dol·lar

(dŏl′ər)

1. See Table at currency.

2. A coin or note that is worth one dollar.

3. Any of various historical silver coins similar to the taler, such as a piece of eight.

4. Money spent or available to be spent: boardwalk shops competing for the tourist dollar.

[Low German daler, taler, from German Taler, short for Joachimstaler, after Joachimstal (Jáchymov), a town of northwest Czech Republic where similar coins were first minted.]

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dollar

(ˈdɒlə)

1. (Currencies) the standard monetary unit of the US and its dependencies, divided into 100 cents

2. (Currencies) 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

3. (Currencies) informal Brit (formerly) five shillings or a coin of this value

4. look or feel (like) a million dollars informal to look or feel extremely well

[C16: from Low German daler, from German Taler, Thaler, short for Joachimsthaler coin made from metal mined in Joachimsthal Jachymov, town now in the Czech Republic]

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dol•lar

(ˈdɒl ər)

n.

1. the basic monetary unit of various countries, including the U.S.

2. ringgit.

3. a thaler.

4. a peso.

[1545–55; earlier daler < Low German, Dutch daler]

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Noun	1.	dollar - the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents monetary unit - a unit of money cent - a fractional monetary unit of several countries Australian dollar - the basic unit of money in Australia and Nauru Bahamian dollar - the basic unit of money in the Bahamas Barbados dollar - the basic unit of money in Barbados Belize dollar - the basic unit of money in Belize Bermuda dollar - the basic unit of money in Bermuda Brunei dollar - the basic unit of money in Brunei Canadian dollar, loonie - the basic unit of money in Canada; "the Canadian dollar has the image of loon on one side of the coin" Cayman Islands dollar - the basic unit of money in the Cayman Islands Dominican dollar - the basic unit of money in Dominica Fiji dollar - the basic unit of money in Fiji Grenada dollar - the basic unit of money in Grenada Guyana dollar - the basic unit of money in Guyana Hong Kong dollar - the basic unit of money in Hong Kong Jamaican dollar - the basic unit of money in Jamaica Kiribati dollar - the basic unit of money in Kiribati Liberian dollar - the basic unit of money in Liberia New Zealand dollar - the basic unit of money in New Zealand Singapore dollar - the basic unit of money in Singapore Taiwan dollar - the basic unit of money in Taiwan Trinidad and Tobago dollar - the basic unit of money in Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu dollar - the basic unit of money in Tuvalu United States dollar - the basic unit of money in the United States Zimbabwean dollar - the basic unit of money in Zimbabwe
	2.	dollar - a piece of paper money worth one dollar dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clam U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback, bill, note - a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
	3.	dollar - a United States coin worth one dollar; "the dollar coin has never been popular in the United States" coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money Susan B Anthony dollar - a United States coin worth one dollar silver dollar, cartwheel - a dollar made of silver
	4.	dollar - a symbol of commercialism or greed; "he worships the almighty dollar"; "the dollar sign means little to him" dollar mark, dollar sign symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

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dólar

dollar

[ˈdɒləʳ]

A. N → dólar m
you can bet your bottom dollar that ... → puedes apostarte lo que quieras a que ...
it's dollars to doughnuts that ... (US) → es tan cierto como hay Dios que ...

B. CPD dollar area N → zona f del dólar
dollar bill N → billete m de un dólar
dollar diplomacy N (US) (Pol) → diplomacia f a golpe de dólar
dollar rate N → cambio m del dólar
dollar sign N → signo m del dólar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dollar

(ˈdolə) noun

(usually abbreviated to $ when written) the standard unit of currency in several countries, eg the United States, Australia, Singapore. It costs ten dollars / $10.dólar

dollar

→ dólar

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