n.
Pronunciation: ' dä-l ə r
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Dutch or Low German daler, from German Taler, short for Joachimstaler, from Sankt Joachimsthal, Bohemia, where talers were first made
Date: 1553
1 : TALER
2 : any of numerous coins patterned after the taler (as a Spanish peso)
3 a : any of various basic monetary units (as in the U.S. and Canada) ― see MONEY table b : a coin, note, or token representing one dollar
4 : RINGGIT
5 : money obtained from a specific source <the tourism dollar >