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dollar

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: taler2: 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 dollar4: ringgit5: money obtained from a specific source <the tourism dollar>

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