dollar

noun
dol·lar
däʹlər

Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.

Other meanings

money generally.
Imported from the United States, and paid for in U.S. dollars. (Note: distinguish "dollar wheat", North American farmers' slogan, meaning a market price of one dollar per bushel.)

Example sentences

“It's not possible to earn a billion dollars.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Shots of that cost over a hundred dollars.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
“How much is it in dollars?”
Tatoeba · deniko · CC0

Word history

From German "Taler".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “dollar” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.