Meaning of dollar In English

• 0 the standard unit of money used in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries:

  • Can I borrow $10?

  • There are one hundred cents in a dollar.

  • You can pay in euros or in US dollars.

  • The suitcase was full of dollar bills.

  • In the financial markets today, the dollar rose against/fell against (= was worth more than/less than) the pound.

• 1 a unit of money, used in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries, that is worth 100 cents:

  • Could you lend me ten dollars?

• 2 a name for the currency used in the US, Australia, Canada, and several other countries:

  • Beverage Marketing Corp estimated that the typical half-liter container of bottled water sells for about a dollar.

  • Many businesses were hit with a surprise tax bill costing them several thousand dollars.

  • Crude oil is priced in dollars.

  • thousands/millions/billions, etc. of dollars Investors lost billions of dollars in the stock market crash.

• 3 the value of the US dollar compared to the value of currencies of other countries:

  • the dollar climbed/rose/fell In late New York trading the dollar rose to 112.10 yen.

  • the strong/weak dollar The weak dollar has hurt European companies by making their goods more expensive for US customers.

  • The euro gained 1.6% against the dollar amid expectations of an imminent rise in interest rates.

• 4 dollars that come from or are spent on a particular activity:

  • Analysts predict there will not be enough advertising dollars for every online company.

  • Congressional Democrats pledged to find more research dollars for clean energy.

• 5 a piece of paper money or a coin worth one dollar:

  • dollar bill.

  • dollar coins.

• 6 having a particular value in dollars:

  • As growth and profits slow, dollar assets will look less attractive to international investors.