dollar
Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.
Noun 4 meanings
Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.
Money generally.
A ringgit, a unit of currency in Malaysia.
A unit of reactivity equal to the interval between delayed criticality and prompt criticality.
Etymology
Attested since the mid-16th century, from early Dutch daler, daalder, from German Taler, Thaler (“dollar”), earlier Joachimsthaler, literally “of Joachimstal”, the town where the original dollars were minted. The name means “(Saint) Joachim's valley”, from Joachim + Tal.
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DOLLAR at a glance
DOLLAR has 6 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (D 2 + O 1 + L 1 + L 1 + A 1 + R 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,475 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with dollar
All rhymesOne letter away
- COLLAR8
- SOLLAR6
- GOLLAR7
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