DOLLAR


Meaning of DOLLAR in English

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 >

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