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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Consider Japan, where the yen is down nearly 30 percent against the dollar since mid 2020.
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Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2025
Victims’ attorneys had previously derided the church’s bankruptcy declaration, as well as its subsequent efforts to set up a financial trust for paying out settlements, accusing diocese leaders of trying to shrink the dollar amount owed to each survivor.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
For 2026, the dollar limits used to determine the deduction under section 219(g) for active participants in certain pension plans are expected to be $81,000 for single taxpayers, $129,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly, and zero dollars for married taxpayers filing separately.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Independence of monetary policy has long been considered sacrosanct—the bedrock of global confidence in the dollar.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2025
Victims’ attorneys had previously derided the church’s bankruptcy declaration, as well as its subsequent efforts to set up a financial trust for paying out settlements, accusing diocese leaders of trying to shrink the dollar amount owed to each survivor.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
For 2026, the dollar limits used to determine the deduction under section 219(g) for active participants in certain pension plans are expected to be $81,000 for single taxpayers, $129,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly, and zero dollars for married taxpayers filing separately.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Independence of monetary policy has long been considered sacrosanct—the bedrock of global confidence in the dollar.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 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 19 Sep. 2025.
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