dollar day
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dollar day
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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In fact, gold has moved independently of the dollar day to day in the past year, although overall the dollar is down a lot while gold has gone wild.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 1, 2026
“These people are on their own. They live from sale to sale, dollar to dollar, day to day, and there is no help coming.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026
I don't like thinking about it but it was a $75m dollar day.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2013
She said Bird joked with Boozer about how the '60 Olympians had to swim across the Atlantic Ocean to get to Rome and had to live on a dollar day.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2012
I think of Grandpa and Dad, who always asked us if we were having a silver dollar day or a wooden nickel one.
From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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