in dollars

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: converted to dollars
It costs 500 pesos. How much is that in dollars?

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Panicked investors seemed to prefer not U.S. Treasuries or other assets denominated in dollars but alternatives, such as Japanese government bonds and gold. Eswar Prasad, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2025 The dollar's power With much of world's goods exchanged in dollars, demand for the currency has stayed strong even as the U.S. has doubled federal debt in a dozen years and does other things that would normally send investors fleeing. CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025 Countries make stuff in their own currencies, the U.S. does its thing in dollars – and if the yen tanks, then Japanese GDP per capita tanks in dollar terms too. Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025 Half of global trade and nearly 90 percent of international financial transactions are conducted in dollars, funneled through U.S.-linked banks—giving Washington the power to impose crippling sanctions. Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in dollars

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“In dollars.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20dollars. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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