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noun(dol-lar)taler
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noun(dol-lar)any of numerous coins patterned after the taler (such as a Spanish peso)
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noun(dol-lar)any of various basic monetary units (as in the U.S. and Canada)
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adjective(dol-lar)compensated by a token salary usually for government service
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noun(dol-lar)investment in a security at regular intervals of a uniform sum regardless of the price level in order to obtain an overall reduction in cost per unit —called also dollar averaging
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noun(dol-lar)a day on which special low prices are offered
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noun(dol-lar)diplomacy used by a country to promote its financial or commercial interests abroad
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noun(dol-lar)diplomacy that seeks to strengthen the power of a country or effect its purposes in foreign relations by the use of its financial resources
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noun(dol-lar)a mark $ placed before a number to indicate that it stands for dollars —called also dollar mark
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noun(dol-lar)a store that sells inexpensive items priced usually at a dollar or a few dollars
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idiom(dol-lar)a desire to make money
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noun(dol-lar)a basic monetary unit shared by a number of islands of the British West Indies
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noun(dol-lar)a coin representing one half of a dollar
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noun(dol-lar)the sum of 50 cents