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
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Still, the won has slipped by over 5% against the dollar this year.
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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
But Washington should use this time to assess the viability of the dollar’s dominance over the longer term and consider what steps, if any, U.S. officials should take to try to preserve it.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his government invested heavily in the euro and the dollar over the years to keep the ruble stable, planting $300 billion worth of foreign currency reserves.
—Anna Schecter, NBC News, 20 Apr. 2024
That shift set the tone for the confab, triggering a global government-bond selloff that sent yields to the highest levels in months and put pressure on a raft of currencies including the yen, which hit the lowest since 1990 against the dollar.
—Enda Curran, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
During the Chainalysis conference in New York, Cantor Fitzgerald’s CEO, Howard Lutnick stressed how the dollar’s hegemony is crucial to the U.S. economy, Bloomberg reports.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
By 2013, Turkey’s gross domestic product had nearly tripled, the lira hovered just above the dollar, and the country was negotiating entry into the EU.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
The president, along with Economy Minister Luis ‘Toto’ Caputo, engineered an economic shock that shot inflation through the roof as the peso was aggressively devalued against the dollar.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
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
But Washington should use this time to assess the viability of the dollar’s dominance over the longer term and consider what steps, if any, U.S. officials should take to try to preserve it.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his government invested heavily in the euro and the dollar over the years to keep the ruble stable, planting $300 billion worth of foreign currency reserves.
—Anna Schecter, NBC News, 20 Apr. 2024
That shift set the tone for the confab, triggering a global government-bond selloff that sent yields to the highest levels in months and put pressure on a raft of currencies including the yen, which hit the lowest since 1990 against the dollar.
—Enda Curran, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
During the Chainalysis conference in New York, Cantor Fitzgerald’s CEO, Howard Lutnick stressed how the dollar’s hegemony is crucial to the U.S. economy, Bloomberg reports.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
By 2013, Turkey’s gross domestic product had nearly tripled, the lira hovered just above the dollar, and the country was negotiating entry into the EU.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
The president, along with Economy Minister Luis ‘Toto’ Caputo, engineered an economic shock that shot inflation through the roof as the peso was aggressively devalued against the dollar.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
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“The dollar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20dollar. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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