as in buck
a U.S. currency bill representing 100 cents a wad of dollars in his pocket

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Recent Examples of dollar With this increase, the average home or business owner will see utility bills go up by, at a minimum, hundreds of dollars annually. Susan Tanski, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2025 In response, its members pledged hundreds of billions of dollars in additional defense spending and deployed tens of thousands of troops to what the alliance calls its eastern flank—countries near Russia’s borders. Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 23 June 2025 The proposal would have shifted billions of dollars in SNAP costs from the federal government to the states, creating a new fiscal obligation for state governments and threatening coverage for millions. Christopher Hale, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025 Live Nation is the world’s biggest live-entertainment company, a multi-billion dollar titan, yet its venture into the worlds of film and television have been uncharacteristically low-key. Jem Aswad, Variety, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for dollar
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Noun
  • The team so far hasn’t gotten much bang for its buck.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 20 June 2025
  • Nintendo would charge you, like, five bucks for the privilege of playing Galaga.
    Luke Winkie, Vulture, 18 June 2025
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  • But MacDonough found that provision also out of order, as well as one that would have prevented undocumented migrants from receiving assistance under the program.
    Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 23 June 2025
  • In other words, day one was largely the success many Tesla pundits expected, given the restrictions Musk put in place to ensure safety, but one that nonetheless leaves room for improvement even before the service expands to more users.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 23 June 2025

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“Dollar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollar. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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