against the dollar

  • 1the dollar — ► MONEY the value of the US dollar compared to the value of currencies of other countries: the dollar climbed/rose/fell »In late New York trading the dollar rose to 112.10 yen. the strong/weak dollar »The weak dollar has hurt European companies… …

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  • 2Against the Ropes — Infobox Film name = Against the Ropes caption = Promotional poster for Against the Ropes director = Charles S. Dutton producer = writer = Cheryl Edwards starring = Meg Ryan Omar Epps Charles S. Dutton Tim Daly Kerry Washington music =… …

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  • 3trade-weight value of the dollar — The value of the dollar pegged to, a market basket of selected foreign currencies. The Federal Reserve calculates a trade weighted value of the dollar based on the weighted average exchange value of the dollar against the currencies of 10… …

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  • 4The Million Dollar Homepage — (As of 8 February 2009 (2009 02 08)[update]) …

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  • 5dollar — dol‧lar [ˈdɒlə ǁ ˈdɑːlər] written abbreviation dol. noun [countable] 1. FINANCE the name of the currency unit used in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, and some other countries. The symbol for the dollar is $: •… …

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  • 6the euro — ► [S] this currency when traded against other currencies: »The euro rose to another record high against the dollar this week. Main Entry: ↑euro …

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  • 7Dollar Bear — An investor or speculator who is negative on the outlook for the U.S. dollar against other currencies. A dollar bear expects the U.S. dollar to decline against major currencies over time, and will take this factor into consideration when… …

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  • 8against — a|gainst W1S1 [əˈgenst, əˈgeınst US əˈgenst] prep [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: againes against (11 16 centuries), from again] 1.) a) used to say that someone opposes or disagrees with something ▪ Every council member voted against the proposal. ▪… …

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  • 9dollar — dol|lar W3S1 [ˈdɔlə US ˈda:lər] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Dutch; Origin: daler, from German joachimstaler, from Sankt Joachimsthal, name of a Bavarian town where the coins were first made] 1.) the standard unit of money in the US, Canada, Australia,… …

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  • 10against — I. preposition Etymology: Middle English, alteration of againes, from again Date: 13th century 1. a. in opposition or hostility to < spoke against his enemies > b. contrary to < against the law > c. in competition with …

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