Definition of dollarnext
as in buck
a U.S. currency bill representing 100 cents a wad of dollars in his pocket

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Recent Examples of dollar Airport shutdowns alone can cost hundreds of millions of dollars per day. Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026 Fort Lauderdale residents are demanding answers after receiving sudden, sky‑high water bills — some totaling thousands of dollars. Ted Scouten, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026 It’s been 40 years since Guy Harvey printed the first T-shirt of a marlin at an Oakland Park shop that would spark a multimillion-dollar apparel business and support his other mission at the Guy Harvey Foundation. Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026 In the Democratic primary for Mecklenburg County sheriff, two of the candidates trying to oust incumbent Garry McFadden also raised and spent tens of thousands of dollars. Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dollar
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Noun
  • Orbitz, and its parent company Expedia, can’t pass the buck to Condor or TravelFusion.
    Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The Minimalist Perfecting Complexion Foundation Stick All of Stewart’s fragrance and makeup go-tos are covetable, but Merit’s the Complexion Stick is arguably the best bang for your buck since it can be used as a foundation, concealer, contour, and/or highlight, according to user preference.
    Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • No one answered calls placed Thursday to numbers listed for possible relatives of McCloud.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The result is that the only outlets chilled by equal-time concerns are the very ones already losing audience share.
    Jay Caruso, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026

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“Dollar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollar. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.

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