dollar

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dollar /ˈdɑːlɚ/ noun

plural dollars

dollar

/ˈdɑːlɚ/

noun

plural dollars

Learner's definition of DOLLAR

[count]

a : a basic unit of money in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and other countries that is equal to 100 cents元（美国、加拿大、澳大利亚等国的货币单位）

The shirt costs 20 dollars. [=$20]这件衬衫价值20美元。
She had to pay hundreds of dollars in auto repairs.她不得不花几百美元修理汽车。
The property is worth a million dollars. = It's a million-dollar property.这房产价值一百万美元。
Do you have a 20-dollar bill? [=a twenty]你有20美元纸币吗？
It costs 500 pesos. How much is that in dollars? [=how many dollars equals 500 pesos?]这个要花费500比索。换成美元是多少？

b : a bill or coin that is worth one dollar一元纸币；一元硬币

I found a dollar on the sidewalk. = I found a dollar bill on the sidewalk.我在人行道上发现一张一元纸币。
She put a wrinkled dollar down on the counter.她把一张皱巴巴的一元纸币放在了柜台上。

the dollar technical : the value of a dollar when it is compared to another unit of money美元（币值）

[count] : money that is from a specified source or used for a specified purpose有具体来源（或用途）的钱

You want to know how the state spends every federal dollar [=money from the federal government] it receives?你想知道这个州如何使用联邦政府所拨资金吗？

— usually plural通常用复数

Should a program like this be paid for with tax/taxpayer dollars? [=with money the government collects through taxes]像这样的活动该由税款/用纳税人的钱支付吗？
tourist/tourism dollars [=money that an economy gets because of the money tourists spend there]旅游业收入
The company needs to invest its advertising dollars wisely.公司需要明智地进行广告投资。

bet your bottom dollar

— see ²bet

— see million

— see also sand dollar