dol·lar 
/ˈdɑ:lɚ/ noun
plural dol·lars /ˈdɑ:lɚ/ noun 1 [count] a : a basic unit of money in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and other countries that is equal to 100 cents
▪ The shirt costs 20 dollars. [=$20] ▪ She had to pay hundreds of dollars in auto repairs. ▪ The property is worth a million dollars. = It's a million-dollar property. ▪ Do you have a 20-dollar bill? [=a twenty] ▪ It costs 500 pesos. How much is that in dollars? [=how many dollars equals 500 pesos?]
b : a bill or coin that is worth one dollar
▪ I found a dollar on the sidewalk. = I found a dollar bill on the sidewalk. ▪ She put a wrinkled dollar down on the counter. — see also half-dollar, top dollar 2 the dollar technical : the value of a dollar when it is compared to another unit of money
▪ The dollar dropped sharply against the pound. ▪ the strength/weakness of the dollar ▪ The dollar is worth more in Mexico. 3 [count] : money that is from a specified source or used for a specified purpose
▪ You want to know how the state spends every federal dollar [=money from the federal government] it receives? — usually plural ▪ Should a program like this be paid for with tax/taxpayer dollars? [=with money the government collects through taxes] ▪ tourist/tourism dollars [=money that an economy gets because of the money tourists spend there] ▪ The company needs to invest its advertising dollars wisely.
▪ The shirt costs 20 dollars. [=$20] ▪ She had to pay hundreds of dollars in auto repairs. ▪ The property is worth a million dollars. = It's a million-dollar property. ▪ Do you have a 20-dollar bill? [=a twenty] ▪ It costs 500 pesos. How much is that in dollars? [=how many dollars equals 500 pesos?]
b : a bill or coin that is worth one dollar
▪ I found a dollar on the sidewalk. = I found a dollar bill on the sidewalk. ▪ She put a wrinkled dollar down on the counter. — see also half-dollar, top dollar
▪ The dollar dropped sharply against the pound. ▪ the strength/weakness of the dollar ▪ The dollar is worth more in Mexico.
▪ You want to know how the state spends every federal dollar [=money from the federal government] it receives? — usually plural ▪ Should a program like this be paid for with tax/taxpayer dollars? [=with money the government collects through taxes] ▪ tourist/tourism dollars [=money that an economy gets because of the money tourists spend there] ▪ The company needs to invest its advertising dollars wisely.
bet your bottom dollar — see 2bet
look/feel like a million dollars — see million
— see also sand dollar
