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Meaning of 'dollar' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dollar [ n.]
- A silver coin of the United States containing 371.25 grains of silver and 41.25 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 412.5 grains.
- A gold coin of the United States containing 23.22 grains of gold and 2.58 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 25.8 grains, nine-tenths fine. It is no longer coined.
- A coin of the same general weight and value, though differing slightly in different countries, current in Mexico, Canada, parts of South America, also in Spain, and several other European countries.
- The value of a dollar; the unit commonly employed in the United States in reckoning money values.

Meaning of 'dollar' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dollar [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a symbol of commercialism or greed
Example in sentence:
  • he worships the almighty dollar;
  • the dollar sign means little to him
Meaning (2):
- a United States coin worth one dollar
Example in sentence:
  • the dollar coin has never been popular in the United States

Nearby Words:

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