Dollar
WordNet
noun
(1) A symbol of commercialism or greed
"He worships the almighty dollar"
"The dollar sign means little to him"
(2) A United States coin worth one dollar
"The dollar coin has never been popular in the United States"
(3) A piece of paper money worth one dollar
(4) The basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From thaler, ‘dollar’, from thal, ‘valley’, from coins called "Saint Joachim’s thaler", named from silver mined in the Saint Joachim Valley in what is now the Czech Republic (former Joachimsthaler, Germany).
Noun
- Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, Australia, the United States, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.
Quotations
- 1990 October 28, Paul Simon, “Born at the Right Time”, The Rhythm of the Saints, Warner Bros.
- We like to go down to restaurant row / Spend those euro-dollars / All the way from Washington to Tokyo