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dol⋅lar
[dol-er] 
–noun
| 1. | a paper money, silver or cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of the United States, equal to 100 cents. Symbol: $ |
| 2. | a silver or nickel coin and monetary unit of Canada, equal to 100 cents. Symbol: $ |
| 3. | any of the monetary units of various other nations, as Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Fiji, Guyana, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Liberia, New Zealand, Singapore, the Solomon Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe, equal to 100 cents. |
| 4. | Also called ringgit. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Brunei, equal to 100 sen. |
| 5. | ringgit (def. 1). |
| 6. | a thaler. |
| 7. | a peso. |
| 8. | Levant dollar. |
| 9. | yuan (def. 1). |
| 10. | British Slang. (formerly)
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Origin:
1545–55; earlier daler < LG, D daler; c. G Taler, short for Joachimsthaler coin minted in Joachimsthal in Bohemia
1545–55; earlier daler < LG, D daler; c. G Taler, short for Joachimsthaler coin minted in Joachimsthal in Bohemia
ring⋅git
[ring-git] –noun
| a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Malaysia, equal to 100 sen. |
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| dol·lar (dŏl'ər) n.
[Low German daler, taler, from German Taler, short for Joachimstaler, after Joachimstal (Jáchymov), a town of northwest Czech Republic where similar coins were first minted.] |
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