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dollar-a-year
[ dol-er-uh-yeer ]
/ ˈdɒl ər əˈyɪər /
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adjective
of or being an official or employee, especially a federal appointee, who receives a token annual salary, usually of one dollar: a dollar-a-year man.
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Origin of dollar-a-year
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20
Words nearby dollar-a-year
doll, dollar, dollar area, dollar-average, dollar averaging, dollar-a-year, dollarbird, dollar day, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, dollar diplomacy, dollarfish
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