dollar
♦♦♦ dol|lar /d'ɒlər/ (dollars)
1 [N-COUNT] usu num N
The dollar is the unit of money used in the USA, Canada, Australia, and some other countries. It is represented by the symbol $. A dollar is divided into one hundred smaller units called cents.
She gets paid seven dollars an hour...
The government is spending billions of dollars on new urban rail projects.
[N-SING] the N
The dollar is also used to refer to the American currency system.
In early trading in Tokyo, the dollar fell sharply against the yen.
2 [PHRASE]
If you pay top dollar for something, you pay a lot of money for it. (INFORMAL)
Japanese investors once paid top dollar for the most glamorous hotels in the United States.
1 [N-COUNT] usu num N
The dollar is the unit of money used in the USA, Canada, Australia, and some other countries. It is represented by the symbol $. A dollar is divided into one hundred smaller units called cents.
She gets paid seven dollars an hour...
The government is spending billions of dollars on new urban rail projects.
[N-SING] the N
The dollar is also used to refer to the American currency system.
In early trading in Tokyo, the dollar fell sharply against the yen.
2 [PHRASE]
If you pay top dollar for something, you pay a lot of money for it. (INFORMAL)
Japanese investors once paid top dollar for the most glamorous hotels in the United States.