dollars

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

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Recent Examples of dollars Teachers often spend hundreds of dollars of their own money before students ever walk through the door. Tori Mason, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 In an interview, Spano said the company now generates over a million dollars a day in revenue, employs roughly 3,000 people, and operates around fifty locations nationwide, with thousands of trucks and, by his estimate, millions of cones. Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 And his agency has canceled millions of dollars in funding for mRNA vaccine research. Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026 The settlements were one reason police officials cited for a budget shortfall earlier this year that led the city to send millions of dollars in additional funding to the Police Department. Freddrell Green, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026 In 2023, when Adelkoff took home nearly a million dollars in total compensation, revenue had dropped to $13 million. Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 Each year, the tournament floods Baltimore’s economy with millions of dollars, boosting tourism, supporting local businesses, and energizing our communities. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026 One hundred and forty-five Americans earned a million dollars each, or more, in 1953. Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 31 July 2026 Within days of the promotion’s launch, Odyssey strips were listed on resale sites for dozens of dollars apiece. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dollars
bucks
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  • Cost me 11 bucks and was actually six minutes faster than what my Uber was going to take.
    Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Using deer scent can help pull bucks in front of cams, stop deer for shot opportunities, or maybe encourage a buck to use your trail instead of another 20 or 30 yards away.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Dollars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollars. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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