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| dol·lar [ dóllər ] (plural dol·lars) |
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1. common unit of currency: a unit of currency used in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and several other countries
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2. dollar bill: a bill worth one dollar
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3. U.K. former five-shilling coin: a former British coin worth five shillings
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| [Mid-16th century. Via early Flemish daler or Low German< German Taler, shortening of Joachimst(h)aler, after the silver mine of Joachimsthal, now Jáchymov, Czech Republic] |
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like a million dollars extremely well, good-looking, or happy (informal)
  You look like a million dollars!
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