| 单词 | dollar |
| 释义 | dollar dollar /; AmE / noun, adjective
■ noun
BENEFIT DOLLAR, TOP DOLLAR
1 [C] (abbr dol., $) the unit of money in the US, Canada, Australia and several other countries: All prices are quoted in dollars. converting dollars into pesos an investment worth millions of dollars a multi-million dollar investment ⇨ BUCK (1)
2 the dollar [sing.] the value of the US dollar compared with the value of the money of other countries: The dollar closed two cents down. The strong dollar has made US goods expensive overseas. The currency fell to a two-week low against (= compared to) the dollar. an exchange rate of two pesos to the dollar Their currency is pegged to the dollar (= its value is linked directly to the value of the US dollar). Sales are down 12% in dollar terms (= if you compare the value of sales in dollars). ⇨ GREENBACK
3 [C] dollars that are spent on a particular activity or come from a particular source: They spent their research dollars (= money intended to be spent on research) in other areas of the business. competing for investment dollars
4 [C] a BANKNOTE or coin worth one dollar: Do you have a dollar? a dollar bill
See note at INCREASE
■ adjective [only before noun]
having a price or value that is measured in US dollars: dollar assets/bonds/debts |
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