dollar (noun)

  • 41dollar*/*/ — [ˈdɒlə] noun 1) [C] the unit of money used in the US and in several other countries such as Canada, Australia, and Singapore. Its symbol is $ a coat costing one hundred dollars[/ex] Payment must be in US dollars.[/ex] 2) [C] a BANKNOTE or coin… …

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  • 42dollar cost averaging — See: constant dollar plan * * * dollar cost averaging UK US noun [U] FINANCE ► in the US, the type of investment plan in which an investor invests a particular amount of money regularly, especially in a mutual fund, whether prices are going up or …

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  • 43dollar sign — (also dollar mark) noun the sign $, representing a dollar …

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  • 44dollar — / dɒlə/ noun a unit of currency used in the US and other countries, such as Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Brunei, Canada, Fiji, Hong Kong, Jamaica, New Zealand, Singapore and Zimbabwe ● The US dollar rose 2%. ● They sent a cheque for… …

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  • 45dollar area — /ˈdɒlər ɛəriə/ (say doluhr airreeuh) noun those countries in which the US dollar is the international unit of currency …

  • 46dollar spot — /ˈdɒlə spɒt/ (say doluh spot) noun a disease of turf grasses, appearing as small dollar shaped, yellowish patches caused by a soil inhabiting fungus …

  • 47dollar area — / dɒlər ˌeəriə/ noun an area of the world where the US dollar is the main trading currency …

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  • 48dollar crisis — / dɒlə ˌkraɪsɪs/ noun a fall in the exchange rate for the US dollar …

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  • 49dollar diplomacy — /dɒlə dəˈploʊməsi/ (say doluh duh plohmuhsee) noun 1. diplomacy dictated by financial interest. 2. diplomacy in the field of foreign relations employing financial means to increase another country s security, or increase political power in… …

  • 50dollar balances — / dɒlə ˌbælənsɪz/ noun a country’s trade balances expressed in US dollars …

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