the dollar
noun
technical
: the value of a dollar when it is compared to another unit of money
The dollar dropped sharply against the pound.
the strength/weakness of the dollar
The dollar is worth more in Mexico.
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Gone or the days of having to grab an ugly clear bag at the dollar store.
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Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
Iran’s currency is at a historic low against the dollar.
—Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
For those in the highest tax bracket (37 percent), there will be a new cap on charitable deductions, from 37 cents on the dollar to 35 cents on the dollar.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
All the while, an agricultural boom set off by Richard Nixon’s 1972 devaluation of the dollar collided with stratospheric interest rates of Federal Reserve Chair Paul Volcker’s tight money hitting unprecedented deficits in Ronald Reagan’s borrow and spend years.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025
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Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
Iran’s currency is at a historic low against the dollar.
—Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
For those in the highest tax bracket (37 percent), there will be a new cap on charitable deductions, from 37 cents on the dollar to 35 cents on the dollar.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
All the while, an agricultural boom set off by Richard Nixon’s 1972 devaluation of the dollar collided with stratospheric interest rates of Federal Reserve Chair Paul Volcker’s tight money hitting unprecedented deficits in Ronald Reagan’s borrow and spend years.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025
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“The dollar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20dollar. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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