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/ˈdo.lar/

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Translation

dollar

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Word origin

Borrowed from English 'dollar', which comes from Low German daler, short for Joachimsthaler, a coin minted in Joachimsthal in Bohemia ('thal' meaning 'valley').

Origin
Germanic
Root
Joachimsthaler
English cognates
dollar, dale

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluraldólares

Examples

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It cost me a dollar.

.

The dollar has risen against the euro.

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Have you got change for a dollar?

calcula .

The price of oil is calculated in dollars.

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I changed the money and got about one hundred and ten dollars.

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I have fewer than twenty dollars left in my wallet.

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This word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 5: dólar, sentido, secreto and 7 more words.