the dollar

noun

technical

: the value of a dollar when it is compared to another unit of money

The dollar dropped sharply against the pound.

the strength/weakness of the dollar

The dollar is worth more in Mexico.

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The company matches 50 cents on the dollar up to $11,500. —

Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 Teams that were saying no to the Butler possibility in recent weeks, or that have been offering pennies on the dollar for him to this point, might start taking a harder look at it when their record dips and the pressure rises. —

Sam Amick, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025 When he was sent to the camp, he was forced to sell everything to white buyers for pennies on the dollar. —

Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 The best policies The real economic pain of inflation comes when wages and benefits don’t respond to the changing value of the dollar the way that our groceries, rent and child care costs have. —

Aine Seitz McCarthy, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the dollar