dollar
/ˈdɒlə
/noun
The basic monetary unit of the US, Canada, Australia, and certain countries in the Pacific, Caribbean, SE Asia, Africa, and South America.Does this mean oil prices haven't risen as dramatically in pounds or euros as in dollars?...
- I don't care if this investment comes by way of the dollar, the euro or the yen.
- My view is that the pound moves more closely with the dollar than with the euro.
Phrases
dollars to doughnuts
Origin
From early Flemish or Low German daler, from German T(h)aler, short for Joachimsthaler, a coin from the silver mine of Joachimsthal ( 'Joachim's valley'), now Jáchymov in the Czech Republic. The term was later applied to a coin used in the Spanish-American colonies, which was also widely used in the British North American colonies at the time of the American War of Independence, hence adopted as the name of the US monetary unit in the late 18th century.