Main Entry: dol·lar

Pronunciation: \ˈdä-lər\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Dutch or Low German daler, from German Taler, short for Joachimstaler, from Sankt Joachimsthal, Bohemia, where talers were first made

Date: 1553

1 : taler
2 : any of numerous coins patterned after the taler (as a Spanish peso)
3 a : any of various basic monetary units (as in the United States and Canada) — see money table b : a coin, note, or token representing one dollar
4 : ringgit
5 : money obtained from a specific source <the tourism dollar>