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

Recent Examples on the Web

Terminal 6’s budget, however, is around double the dollar amount expended on LaGuardia. —Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2024

However, the nation has been among those to see a downturn in value of imports, with the dollar amount of imports dropping 12.94 percent year over year for the 12 months to May 2024 as units rose 3.64 percent. —Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 16 July 2024

The People’s Bank of China went on an 18-month buying spree, its longest-ever run of purchases, that finally ended in May, a move seen as an attempt to help diversify its reserves away from the dollar and guard against currency depreciation. —Chris Morris, Fortune, 16 July 2024

To stay relevant in music requires some sort of evolution: Kesha dropped the dollar sign and continues to experiment sonically, all the while revealing more about herself in her lyrics. —Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 15 July 2024