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dollar

N ดอลลาร์ (หน่วยเงินตรา สกุลเงิน ดอลลาร์ coin legal tenden currency dol-lar

dollarfish

N ปลา จะ ละ เม็ด pla-ja-ra-med

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DOLLAR

n.[G.] A silver coin of Spain and of the United States, of the value of one hundred cents, or four shillings and sixpence sterling. The dollar seems to have been originally a German coin, and in different parts of Germany, the name is given to coins of different values.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DOLLAR

Dol "lar, n. Etym: [D. daalder, LG. dahler, G. thaler, an abbreviation of Joachimsthaler, i. e., a piece of money first coined, about the year 1518, in the valley (G. thal ) of St. Joachim, in Bohemia. See Dale. ]

1. (a ) A silver coin of the United States containing 371.25 grains of silver and 41.25 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 412.5 grains. (b ) A gold coin of the United States containing 23.22 grains of gold and 2.58 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 25.8 grains, nine-tenths fine. It is no longer coined.

Note: Previous to 1837 the silver dollar had a larger amount of alloy, but only the same amount of silver as now, the total weight being 416 grains. The gold dollar as a distinct coin was first made in 1849. The eagles, half eagles, and quarter eagles coined before 1834 contained 24.75 grains of gold and 2.25 grains of alloy for each dollar.

2. A coin of the same general weight and value, though differing slightly in different countries, current in Mexico, Canada, parts of South America, also in Spain, and several other European countries.

3. The value of a dollar; the unit commonly employed in the United States in reckoning money values. Chop dollar. See under 9th Chop. -- Dollar fish (Zoöl.), a fish of the United States coast (Stromateus triacanthus ), having a flat, roundish form and a bright silvery luster; -- called also butterfish, and Lafayette. See Butterfish. -- Trade dollar, a silver coin formerly made at the United States mint, intended for export, and not legal tender at home. It contained 378 grains of silver and 42 grains of alloy.

DOLLARDEE

DOLLARDEE Dol `lar *dee ", n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A species of sunfish (Lepomis pallidus ), common in the United States; -- called also blue sunfish, and copper-nosed bream.

New American Oxford Dictionary

dollar

dol lar |ˈdälər ˈdɑlər | ▶noun the basic monetary unit of the US, Canada, Australia, and certain countries in the Pacific, Caribbean, Southeast Asia, Africa, and South America. PHRASES dollars to doughnuts informal used to emphasize one's certainty: I'd bet dollars to doughnuts he's a medical student. ORIGIN from early Flemish or Low German daler, from German T (h )aler, short for Joachimsthaler, a coin from the silver mine of Joachimsthal (‘Joachim's valley ’), now Jáchymov in the Czech Republic. The term was later applied to a coin used in the Spanish American colonies, which was also widely used in the British North American colonies at the time of the American Revolution, hence adopted as the name of the US monetary unit in the late 18th cent.

dollar area

dol lar ar e a ▶noun the area of the world in which currency is linked to the US dollar.

dollarbird

dollar |bird |ˈdɒləˌbəːd | ▶noun the eastern broad-billed roller of Asia and Australasia, which has a conspicuous white coin-like mark on the wing that is visible in flight. ●Eyrystomus orientalis, family Coraciidae.

dollar diplomacy

dol lar di plo ma cy ▶noun the use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence.

dollar gap

dol lar gap ▶noun the amount by which a country's import trade with the dollar area exceeds the corresponding export trade.

dollarization

dol lar i za tion |ˌdäləriˈzāSHən dɒlərʌɪˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |(also dollarisation ) ▶noun the process of aligning a country's currency with the US dollar. • the dominating effect of the US on the economy of a country.

dollar sign

dol lar sign (also dollar mark ) ▶noun the sign $, representing a dollar.

Oxford Dictionary

dollar

dol ¦lar |ˈdɒlə | ▶noun the basic monetary unit of the US, Canada, Australia, and certain countries in the Pacific, Caribbean, SE Asia, Africa, and South America. PHRASES dollars to doughnuts N. Amer. informal used to emphasize one's certainty: I'd bet dollars to doughnuts he's a medical student. ORIGIN from early Flemish or Low German daler, from German T (h )aler, short for Joachimsthaler, a coin from the silver mine of Joachimsthal (‘Joachim's valley ’), now Jáchymov in the Czech Republic. The term was later applied to a coin used in the Spanish-American colonies, which was also widely used in the British North American colonies at the time of the American War of Independence, hence adopted as the name of the US monetary unit in the late 18th cent.

dollar area

dol ¦lar area ▶noun the area of the world in which currency is linked to the US dollar.

dollarbird

dollar |bird |ˈdɒləˌbəːd | ▶noun the eastern broad-billed roller of Asia and Australasia, which has a conspicuous white coin-like mark on the wing that is visible in flight. ●Eyrystomus orientalis, family Coraciidae.

dollar diplomacy

dol ¦lar dip ¦lo |macy ▶noun [ mass noun ] the use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence.

dollar gap

dol ¦lar gap ▶noun the amount by which a country's import trade with the dollar area exceeds the corresponding export trade.

dollarization

dollarization |dɒlərʌɪˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |(also dollarisation ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] the process of aligning a country's currency with the US dollar. • the dominating effect of the US on the economy of a country.

dollar sign

dollar sign (also dollar mark ) ▶noun the sign $, representing a dollar.

Duden Dictionary

Dollar

Dol lar Substantiv, maskulin , der |D o llar |der Dollar; Genitiv: des Dollar [s ], Plural: die Dollars < aber: 30 Dollar > amerikanisch dollar < niederdeutsch dāler, älter niederländisch daler = Taler Währungseinheit in den USA, in Kanada und anderen Ländern 1 Dollar = 100 Cent $

Dollarkurs

Dol lar kurs Substantiv, maskulin , der |D o llarkurs |Kurs des Dollars

Dollarschwäche

Dol lar schwä che Substantiv, feminin Wirtschaft , die |D o llarschwäche |Schwäche des US-Dollars

Dollarscrip

Dol lar scrip Substantiv, maskulin , der |D o llarscrip |der Dollarscrip; Genitiv: des Dollarscrips, Plural: die Dollarscrips Spezialgeldschein für die amerikanische Besatzungstruppe nach 1945; vgl. Scrip

Dollart

Dol lart Substantiv, maskulin , der |D o llart |Nordseebucht an der Emsmündung

Dollarwährung

Dol lar wäh rung Substantiv, feminin , die |D o llarwährung |

Dollarzeichen

Dol lar zei chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |D o llarzeichen |Zeichen für die Währungseinheit Dollar $

French Dictionary

dollar

dollar n. m. nom masculin Symbole $ (s ’écrit sans point ). Unité monétaire de nombreux pays. : Ce cahier coûte 2 dollars et l ’autre, 1,50 dollar. Note Grammaticale Le nom ne prend la marque du pluriel qu ’à compter de deux unités. Note Typographique La somme de 3 500 000 $ peut aussi être notée 3,5 millions de dollars, la somme de 45 000 000 000 $, 45 milliards de dollars, parce que les mots million et milliard ne sont pas des adjectifs numéraux, mais des noms. Si la somme représente un nombre décimal, les mots million ou milliard s ’écrivent après la fraction. 15,5 millions (et non *15 millions 5 ) de dollars. Le coût est de 1,5 million de dollars. Note Technique Le kilodollar (k $) représente mille dollars, le mégadollar (M $), un million de dollars, et le gigadollar (G $), un milliard de dollars. LOCUTIONS Dollar américain symbole $ US . Unité monétaire des États-Unis. Note Typographique Le symbole du dollar est suivi d ’un espacement et du symbole US en majuscules, sans point. Dollar australien symbole $ A. Unité monétaire de l ’Australie. Note Typographique Le symbole du dollar est suivi d ’un espacement et du symbole A en majuscule, sans point. Dollar canadien symbole $ CAN ou $ CA . Unité monétaire du Canada. Note Technique Le code alphabétique en usage pour les échanges internationaux et les transferts électroniques de fonds pour le dollar canadien est CAD. Note Typographique Le symbole du dollar est suivi d ’un espacement et du symbole CA ou CAN en majuscules, sans point.

dollarisation

dollarisation n. f. nom féminin 1 économie Processus de substitution du dollar américain à une monnaie nationale, comme moyen de paiement et réserve de valeurs (GDT ). : En 2002, avec un dollar canadien à son nadir, certains industriels québécois plaidaient en faveur de la dollarisation (américaine ) de l ’économie canadienne. 2 figuré Américanisation. : Le Parlement russe entend lutter contre la dollarisation des mentalités: il sera désormais interdit de fixer les prix en dollars ou en euros, comme certains commerçants et restaurateurs le font de plus en plus souvent. ANTONYME dédollarisation .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dollar

dol lar /dɑ́lə r |dɔ́lə /〖＜ドイツ; 貨幣を鋳造したボヘミアの地名Joachimstaler (ヨアヒムの谷 )のtalerから〗名詞複～s /-z /C 1 ドル〘(1 )米国カナダオーストラリアニュージーランド香港シンガポールなどの通貨単位; ＝100 cents; ｟略｠dol. , d.; ｟記号｠$, $. (2 )記号 $は16世紀のスペイン貨8レアル (real )銀貨の刻印8Rを模したとの説が有力〙; 1ドル紙幣 [銀貨 ]; 〖形容詞的に〗ドルの ▸ five dollars ＝$5 5ドル ▸ A thousand dollars is a lot of money .千ドルは大金だ (!金額を1単位としているので単数扱い ) ▸ on a dollar basis ドルベースで, ドル建てで 2 〖the ～; 単数扱い〗〘金融〙米ドル相場 ; 米国の通貨制度 .b è t one's b ò ttom d ó llar ｟話｠ «…を /…ということを » 確信する ; «…に /…ということに » 全財産を賭（か）ける «on /that 節 » .d ò llars and c é nts ｟米｠金銭 ▸ reduce the complicated issue to dollars and cents その複雑な問題を金銭のみのことに単純化する d ò llars to d ó ughnuts «…という事は » 十中八九確かで «that 節 » .f è el [l ò ok ] (｟米｠like ) a m ì llion d ó llars →million .the s ì xty-four th ò usand [m ì llion ] d ò llar qu é stion (重大な )難問〘クイズ番組の賞金に由来〙.～́ à rea ドル地域 .～́ cr ì sis ドル危機 .～́ dipl ò macy ドル外交 .～́ g à p 〘経〙ドル不足 .～́ s ì gn 1 ドル記号〘$, $〙.2 金を稼ぐチャンス, 金への換算 .

dollarization

dol lar i za tion /dɑ̀lərəzéɪʃ (ə )n |dɔ̀ləraɪ -/名詞 U ドル建て化 ; 米国経済への依存 .