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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Many of these are just pennies on the dollar compared with earning a college degree.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
Of that group, 59 consumers reported the dollar amount that was lost and the average loss is $321.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Sterling was flat against the dollar after the announcement, as was the FTSE 100.
—Hugh Leask,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
To truly challenge the dollar, however, China would have to make the renminbi fully convertible and dismantle the capital controls that underpin its system of financial repression.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
Of that group, 59 consumers reported the dollar amount that was lost and the average loss is $321.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Sterling was flat against the dollar after the announcement, as was the FTSE 100.
—Hugh Leask,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
To truly challenge the dollar, however, China would have to make the renminbi fully convertible and dismantle the capital controls that underpin its system of financial repression.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the dollar
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“The dollar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20dollar. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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