dollar

English

/ˈdɒlə/, /ˈdɑlɚ/, /dɔlɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • 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 $.
  • (by extension) Money generally.
  • (UK) A quarter of a pound or one crown, historically minted as a coin of approximately the same size and composition as a then-contemporary dollar coin of the United States, and worth slightly more.
  • (attributive) 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.)

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish daler derived from German Taler.

Origin

German (Berlin)

Taler

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