trade dollar
noun
: a U.S. silver dollar weighing 420 grains .900 fine issued 1873–85 for use in east Asian trade
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The state expects as much as $11.4 billion in cap-and-trade dollars through 2030, bringing the project’s total funding to less than a third of the expected cost.
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Kurtis Alexander, SFChronicle.com, 12 Feb. 2020
In that sense, trading dollars for cryptocurrencies is like most forms of investing.
—Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, 13 Mar. 2018
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Kurtis Alexander, SFChronicle.com, 12 Feb. 2020
In that sense, trading dollars for cryptocurrencies is like most forms of investing.
—Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, 13 Mar. 2018
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“Trade dollar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20dollar. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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