Definition of dollarnext
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 Then, the Biden-administration's Infrastructure Law fronted half of the costs of construction, about two billion dollars. Kirk Siegler, NPR, 2 May 2026 When wealth changes hands, colleges are among the most common destinations for philanthropic dollars. Ed Smith-Lewis, Fortune, 2 May 2026 The major driver of these costs is hospital prices, with one in two healthcare dollars and one in eight dollars of our members’ total compensation ending up in the hands of large hospital chains. Manny Pastreich, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026 The closure comes on the heels of other harbor restaurants that shuttered over the past year — The Brig, Harpoon Henry’s, Gemmell’s and Beach Harbor Pizza — in the wake of the multimillion-dollar redevelopment. Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 2 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for dollar
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Noun
  • In contrast, silver bars are a better bang for your buck.
    Amy DeYoung, USA Today, 4 May 2026
  • Big multinationals benefit Trump isn’t alone in seeing benefits of a weaker buck.
    Matt Sedensky, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • But, curiously, participants had the highest solve rate when the puzzles appeared in ordinary dreams, not lucid ones.
    Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
  • No one in the East has been dominant in the first round so the Knicks entering the second round on a three-game winning streak is compelling.
    Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 1 May 2026

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“Dollar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollar. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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