Dollar
noun
The main currency, or money, used in the United States, Australia, and some other countries.
I need ten dollars to buy that book.
Often appears as...
- worth a dollar
- spend a dollar
noun
A unit to measure value, especially in stocks and investments.
The company lost millions of dollars in the stock market crash.
Often appears as...
- dollar amount
- dollar value
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A word used to express surprise or emphasize the truth in colloquial language.
I swear on a dollar that I am telling the truth.
Usage tips
Informal, Truth emphasis
Colloquial
noun
The main currency, or money, used in the United States, Australia, and some other countries.
I need ten dollars to buy that book.
Often appears as...
- worth a dollar
- spend a dollar
noun
A unit to measure value, especially in stocks and investments.
The company lost millions of dollars in the stock market crash.
Often appears as...
- dollar amount
- dollar value
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A word used to express surprise or emphasize the truth in colloquial language.
I swear on a dollar that I am telling the truth.
Usage tips
Informal, Truth emphasis
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Currency Denominations
Dollars come in various denominations, like 1, 5, and 20 dollars, useful when talking about prices.
Could you break a twenty-dollar bill into five-dollar notes?
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Symbol
The dollar is often a symbol of American culture, representing wealth or financial goals.
Her dream is to make it big and earn big dollars in Hollywood.
Pro Tip 3/3Plural Usage
'Dollar' becomes 'dollars' when talking about more than one, except when preceded by 'a', 'one', or any other specific number.
This costs three dollars, but that costs a dollar.
Pro Tip 1/3Currency Denominations
Dollars come in various denominations, like 1, 5, and 20 dollars, useful when talking about prices.
Could you break a twenty-dollar bill into five-dollar notes?
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Symbol
The dollar is often a symbol of American culture, representing wealth or financial goals.
Her dream is to make it big and earn big dollars in Hollywood.
Pro Tip 3/3Plural Usage
'Dollar' becomes 'dollars' when talking about more than one, except when preceded by 'a', 'one', or any other specific number.
This costs three dollars, but that costs a dollar.
Pro Tip 1/3Currency Denominations
Dollars come in various denominations, like 1, 5, and 20 dollars, useful when talking about prices.
Could you break a twenty-dollar bill into five-dollar notes?
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Symbol
The dollar is often a symbol of American culture, representing wealth or financial goals.
Her dream is to make it big and earn big dollars in Hollywood.
Pro Tip 3/3Plural Usage
'Dollar' becomes 'dollars' when talking about more than one, except when preceded by 'a', 'one', or any other specific number.
This costs three dollars, but that costs a dollar.
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The loathsome, lethal...
searching for a blood vessel. When it hits one, the lucky parasite can suck two to three times its weight in blood. Turns out we don't really like that too much. In fact, humans hate mosquitos so much that we spend billions of dollars worldwide to keep them away from us -- from citronella candles to bug sprays to heavy-duty agricultural pesticides.
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What gives a dollar bill...
But to keep the Fed from being influenced by the day-to-day vicissitudes of politics, it is not under the direct control of any branch of government. Why doesn't the Fed just decide to print infinite hundred dollar bills to make everyone happy and rich? Well, because then the bills wouldn't be worth anything. Think about the purpose of currency,
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How to spot a...
but it adds up to millions of dollars in cold hard cash. Counterfeit money has the potential to cause all sorts of problems, from leaving you short $20 to destabilizing national economies. But don't worry. You can help catch the counterfeits. All you need are some simple tools and a bit of chemistry.
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Bill Gates: The next...
The World Bank estimates that if we have a worldwide flu epidemic, global wealth will go down by over three trillion dollars and we'd have millions and millions of deaths. These investments offer significant benefits beyond just being ready for the epidemic.
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50 Years Ago, This Was a...
governments all around the world they're spending millions and millions of dollars doing all kind of thing dams and reservoirs and pipelines and all of this can be done by you and I they don't have to have government they can't expect
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Economics of climate...
to stop applauding our politicians for spending hundreds of billions of dollars on ineffective green policies instead what we do need to do is to spend and encourage them to dramatically ramp up investment in green energy innovation
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Could we actually live...
a lifetime supply of breathable air and food; a multibillion dollar spaceship; a desire to just get away from it all; and water. You're definitely going to need water. So what sort of real estate are you looking for?
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Why the buildings of the...
and then raise nearly half a million dollars from a community that gathered around their cause, no one client anymore. It means that no building is too small for innovation, like this little reindeer pavilion
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Would winning the...
people who donated tended to be happier than those who didn't. But this may all be easier said than done. Let's say a million dollars falls into your lap tomorrow. What do you do with it?
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Best Tiger Cub Moments...
already bad enough are you ready kinda to help so these are gonna be the little canvases that we uh get their uh a little pores on i'm thinking fifty dollars for report
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The loathsome, lethal...
searching for a blood vessel. When it hits one, the lucky parasite can suck two to three times its weight in blood. Turns out we don't really like that too much. In fact, humans hate mosquitos so much that we spend billions of dollars worldwide to keep them away from us -- from citronella candles to bug sprays to heavy-duty agricultural pesticides.
Video examples
What gives a dollar bill...
But to keep the Fed from being influenced by the day-to-day vicissitudes of politics, it is not under the direct control of any branch of government. Why doesn't the Fed just decide to print infinite hundred dollar bills to make everyone happy and rich? Well, because then the bills wouldn't be worth anything. Think about the purpose of currency,
Video examples
How to spot a...
but it adds up to millions of dollars in cold hard cash. Counterfeit money has the potential to cause all sorts of problems, from leaving you short $20 to destabilizing national economies. But don't worry. You can help catch the counterfeits. All you need are some simple tools and a bit of chemistry.
Video examples
Bill Gates: The next...
The World Bank estimates that if we have a worldwide flu epidemic, global wealth will go down by over three trillion dollars and we'd have millions and millions of deaths. These investments offer significant benefits beyond just being ready for the epidemic.
Video examples
50 Years Ago, This Was a...
governments all around the world they're spending millions and millions of dollars doing all kind of thing dams and reservoirs and pipelines and all of this can be done by you and I they don't have to have government they can't expect
Video examples
Economics of climate...
to stop applauding our politicians for spending hundreds of billions of dollars on ineffective green policies instead what we do need to do is to spend and encourage them to dramatically ramp up investment in green energy innovation
Video examples
Could we actually live...
a lifetime supply of breathable air and food; a multibillion dollar spaceship; a desire to just get away from it all; and water. You're definitely going to need water. So what sort of real estate are you looking for?
Video examples
Why the buildings of the...
and then raise nearly half a million dollars from a community that gathered around their cause, no one client anymore. It means that no building is too small for innovation, like this little reindeer pavilion
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Would winning the...
people who donated tended to be happier than those who didn't. But this may all be easier said than done. Let's say a million dollars falls into your lap tomorrow. What do you do with it?
Video examples
Best Tiger Cub Moments...
already bad enough are you ready kinda to help so these are gonna be the little canvases that we uh get their uh a little pores on i'm thinking fifty dollars for report
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Quote examples
Venus Williams
American Tennis Player
I have always said that after sport, I wanted a life, I wanted an opportunity, I wanted to be able to do something. And if something happens - the economy falls out or the dollar is worthless, anything could happen - you have to be ready to work. And I'm ready.
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Zaza Pachulia
Georgian Baseball Player
Of course money is important. Very important. Important to everybody. If I said it wasn't, I'd be lying. Especially because it's not like I've made hundreds of millions of dollars in my career.
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Heather Cox Richardson
American Historian
The USPS is self-funding; it does not receive support from tax dollars, and it is required to serve the entire country.
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Dolly Parton
American Singer
You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can't put a dollar sign on.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
The most impactful dollars that Australia can spend are actually what goes to help the poorest.
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Isaac Hanson
American Musician
Word of mouth is way more important than millions of dollars spent marketing.
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Jake Paul
American Actor
I get to do what I want. And I get paid millions of dollars to do it.
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John Forsythe
American Actor
I'm not a gambling-man. I have never bet a dollar in all my life.
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Sammy Davis, Jr.
American Entertainer
Ten million dollars after I'd become a star I was deeply in debt.
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Clifford Odets
American Playwright
Life shouldn't be printed on dollar bills.
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Venus Williams
American Tennis Player
I have always said that after sport, I wanted a life, I wanted an opportunity, I wanted to be able to do something. And if something happens - the economy falls out or the dollar is worthless, anything could happen - you have to be ready to work. And I'm ready.
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Zaza Pachulia
Georgian Baseball Player
Of course money is important. Very important. Important to everybody. If I said it wasn't, I'd be lying. Especially because it's not like I've made hundreds of millions of dollars in my career.
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Heather Cox Richardson
American Historian
The USPS is self-funding; it does not receive support from tax dollars, and it is required to serve the entire country.
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Dolly Parton
American Singer
You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can't put a dollar sign on.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
The most impactful dollars that Australia can spend are actually what goes to help the poorest.
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Isaac Hanson
American Musician
Word of mouth is way more important than millions of dollars spent marketing.
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Jake Paul
American Actor
I get to do what I want. And I get paid millions of dollars to do it.
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John Forsythe
American Actor
I'm not a gambling-man. I have never bet a dollar in all my life.
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Sammy Davis, Jr.
American Entertainer
Ten million dollars after I'd become a star I was deeply in debt.
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Clifford Odets
American Playwright
Life shouldn't be printed on dollar bills.
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