the dollar
noun
technical
: the value of a dollar when it is compared to another unit of money
The dollar dropped sharply against the pound.
the strength/weakness of the dollar
The dollar is worth more in Mexico.
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Likewise, the dollar index is seeing a small bounce as investors seek shelter.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 13 June 2025
According to 2024 data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), foreign buyers made 1.3 percent of 4.06 million existing-home sales last year, for a total of $42 billion, which was about 2 percent of the total $2.1 trillion of the dollar volume of existing-home sales that same year.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
The ruble has outperformed the Russian government’s own budgetary projections with a 40% increase in value against the dollar, a jump of almost four times the next best-performing currency.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Related article The world’s second-largest gold storage suddenly has very long lines to withdraw bars
As bonds have been volatile and the dollar has weakened amid tariff turmoil, weird investments like silver and platinum have emerged as a way to hedge against the tremendous uncertainty.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 13 June 2025
According to 2024 data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), foreign buyers made 1.3 percent of 4.06 million existing-home sales last year, for a total of $42 billion, which was about 2 percent of the total $2.1 trillion of the dollar volume of existing-home sales that same year.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
The ruble has outperformed the Russian government’s own budgetary projections with a 40% increase in value against the dollar, a jump of almost four times the next best-performing currency.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Related article The world’s second-largest gold storage suddenly has very long lines to withdraw bars
As bonds have been volatile and the dollar has weakened amid tariff turmoil, weird investments like silver and platinum have emerged as a way to hedge against the tremendous uncertainty.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for the dollar
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“The dollar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20dollar. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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