standard dollar

American  

noun

1. the basic monetary unit of the U.S., since January 31, 1934, containing 15.2 grains of gold, 0.900 fine: previously contained 25.8 grains of gold, 0.900 fine.

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Etymology

Origin of standard dollar

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Example Sentences

The lawsuit says Williams is seeking more than $50,000 for each count, a standard dollar amount that must be listed in Minnesota if a plaintiff intends to seek anything above that figure.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2023

Shanghai buzzed with rumors that President Roosevelt's upping of the price of silver was about to force Chiang and Kung to take China's standard dollar off its white metal base.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1785 the American standard was fixed at 375.64 grains of pure silver which became the unit of account, the standard dollar.

From The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 6 by Various

Here is a man, who, for one standard dollar, in silver, worth intrinsically less than 90 cents, will let his child be lowered into the grave—will listen to the clods falling on its little coffin!

From The Golden Censer The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future by McGovern, John

The boys were feeling pretty well, because they found their half dollars dollars—the Mexican fifty-cent piece, bigger and with more silver in it than the American standard dollar, was a bird.

From The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient by Halstead, Murat