dollars
English meaning: Dollars
Definition
Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.
Example
“The repair will cost a few hundred dollars.”
Another example: “The painting sold for several million dollars at auction.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Plural noun (of 'dollar') for the currency unit of the US, Canada, Australia and several other countries, written with the $ sign; neutral and very common in finance, prices and informal talk about money ('millions of dollars', 'top dollar').
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From the Low German 'daler', short for 'Joachimsthaler', a coin minted in Joachimsthal in Bohemia; adopted as the US currency name in 1785.
Synonyms
- bucks
- greenbacks
Related Words
Common Collocations
- millions of dollars
- top dollar
- billions of dollars
- us dollars
- dollars and cents
- spend dollars
Word Forms
dollar (sing.); dollars (pl.)
Word Tools
Tools & Calculators
Maturity = 146,932.81 · Interest earned = 46,932.81
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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