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.
Examples of the dollar in a Sentence
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The infamously tough cut of meat used to be considered literal trash; butchers threw them out or sold them to poor Black Southerners for pennies on the dollar.
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Emiene Wright, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2024
Central banks demanding gold is a sign of waning reliance on the dollar, according to Ulf Lindahl, CEO at Currency Research Associates.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Because most cities and counties in Nebraska have an additional local sales tax from 1/2-cent to 2 cents on the dollar, the legislation advanced Tuesday would take the total sales tax in some Nebraska cities to 8.5%.
—Margery A. Beck, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
In supporting Inclusive Access for pennies on the dollar – University of Arizona-level financial mismanagement? – colleges have once again taken a position that is in their own economic interest and counter to students.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Today, women workers, on average, earn 83 cents on the dollar compared to their male counterparts, per compensation data provider Payscale’s 2024 Gender Pay Gap Report.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
Or a new sales tax, possibly as much as a full penny on the dollar in Clay, were a ballpark built in North Kansas City.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
And given that the dollar has been en fuego for the past decade, the greenback’s drop could very well be swift.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Then, in February 1991, Menem switched Domingo Cavallo from being minister of foreign affairs to minister of economy, and in April 1991, the peso was linked to the dollar in a currency reform called Convertibility.
—Steve H. Hanke, National Review, 14 Mar. 2024
Emiene Wright, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2024
Central banks demanding gold is a sign of waning reliance on the dollar, according to Ulf Lindahl, CEO at Currency Research Associates.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Because most cities and counties in Nebraska have an additional local sales tax from 1/2-cent to 2 cents on the dollar, the legislation advanced Tuesday would take the total sales tax in some Nebraska cities to 8.5%.
—Margery A. Beck, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
In supporting Inclusive Access for pennies on the dollar – University of Arizona-level financial mismanagement? – colleges have once again taken a position that is in their own economic interest and counter to students.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Today, women workers, on average, earn 83 cents on the dollar compared to their male counterparts, per compensation data provider Payscale’s 2024 Gender Pay Gap Report.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
Or a new sales tax, possibly as much as a full penny on the dollar in Clay, were a ballpark built in North Kansas City.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
And given that the dollar has been en fuego for the past decade, the greenback’s drop could very well be swift.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Then, in February 1991, Menem switched Domingo Cavallo from being minister of foreign affairs to minister of economy, and in April 1991, the peso was linked to the dollar in a currency reform called Convertibility.
—Steve H. Hanke, National Review, 14 Mar. 2024
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“The dollar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20dollar. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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