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.

Examples of the dollar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With a population the size of Ohio’s and a slightly smaller gross domestic product, the lack of restraint overshadowing the country’s public finances increasingly resembles that of the world’s biggest economy, but without the impunity that comes with printing the dollar. —Craig Stirling, Fortune Europe, 9 May 2024

Some opportunistic investors have bought bankruptcy claims from the exchange’s customers for pennies on the dollar, hoping to profit when the payouts begin. —David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 8 May 2024

As long as women, especially women of color, are making so much less on the dollar than white men. —TIME, 7 May 2024

What if a talented, 50 cents on the dollar asset again becomes available that would take the Heat even deeper into the luxury tax? —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024

Its debt due 2025 is trading at 73 cents on the dollar, and its 2026 debt is at 55 cents. —Melvin Backman, Quartz, 6 May 2024

But not everyone is happy to see the dollar stores struggle. —Carey L. Biron, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2024

Still, the won has slipped by over 5% against the dollar this year. —Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 25 Apr. 2024

In the past six weeks, the euro has weakened more than 2 percent against the dollar. —Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024