the dollar
noun
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: 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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Other analysts, too, have said the dollar’s comeback will be short-lived.
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Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
Kidwell said that the state’s Medicaid reimbursement is 62 cents on the dollar for the care hospitals provide to patients on Medicaid.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
If the primetime entertainment schedule is now mostly a tonnage play, a means for older-skewing brands to reach an audience that aged out of the dollar demo 20 years ago, sports is a property that demands swift, decisive action.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
But the war with Iran is threatening to disrupt that, sending stocks lower and pushing yields and the dollar higher.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
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Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
Kidwell said that the state’s Medicaid reimbursement is 62 cents on the dollar for the care hospitals provide to patients on Medicaid.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
If the primetime entertainment schedule is now mostly a tonnage play, a means for older-skewing brands to reach an audience that aged out of the dollar demo 20 years ago, sports is a property that demands swift, decisive action.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
But the war with Iran is threatening to disrupt that, sending stocks lower and pushing yields and the dollar higher.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
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 20 Mar. 2026.
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