dollar-a-year
adjective
dol·lar-a-year
ˈdä-lər-ə-ˈyir 
: compensated by a token salary usually for government service
a dollar-a-year man
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The cultural shift that turned horror cinema from a disreputable, rarely respected grind-house film genre into a billion-dollar-a-year mainstream business has done wonders for the genre’s overall quality.
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Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 29 May 2026
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Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 29 May 2026
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“Dollar-a-year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dollar-a-year. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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