/ˈdɒl.ə/

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Meaning

The money used in the United States and in some other countries. One dollar is a hundred cents.

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Word origin

From Low German daler, short for Joachimsthaler, a coin made in the valley of Joachimsthal in Bohemia.

Origin
German
Root
Thaler

Examples

dollars.

The plural is "dollars". The sign for it is written before the number.

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One dollar takes "a" in front of it.

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Here "dollar" stands for money in general.

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This word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 10: dollar, suspect, church and 7 more words.