dollars
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
An inflected form of dollar · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,105 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 16,638 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
- a piece of paper money worth one dollar also: dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clam
- a United States coin worth one dollar the dollar coin has never been popular in the United States
- a symbol of commercialism or greed also: dollar mark, dollar sign he worships the almighty dollarthe dollar sign means little to him
dollars in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I've lost nearly a thousand dollars this morning, just by this delay.
Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera · Victor Appleton · Chapter 1
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He had not disdained the dollars that came as single spies rather than in battalions.
The Intrusion of Jimmy · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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Fred was paying down the remaining twenty-six dollars on the price he had bid for the handsome chestnut pony.
The High School Boys' Canoe Club · H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock · Chapter 1
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The white man, however, brought suit, obtained judgment for the hundred dollars and Biscoe's farm was sold to pay the judgment.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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There are those who believe that the Canal will yield a yearly revenue of from eighty to ninety dollars in tolls alone.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1