dollar
noun
a paper money, silver or cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of the United States, equal to 100 cents. $
dollars
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pluralof dollar.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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California, however, has proved to be a heaven on earth for big-league moneymakers — billionaires, in modern-day dollars — for almost as far back as there were fortunes to be made.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Some Halloween-lovers spend thousands of dollars on props that fill their basements or attics for the rest of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Memory care costs thousands of dollars a month, and Medicare — unlike Medicaid — doesn’t cover long-term care.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
The World Bank estimates that 76 percent of Malawians lived below the international poverty line of three US dollars a day in 2025.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
“A hundred dollars a week. That’s pennies for someone like you, right?”
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
