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Added 9 October 2026

dollar

/ˈdɒl.ə/ noun

In Latin: dollarium Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dollar at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents.
A piece of paper money worth one dollar.
A United States coin worth one dollar.
the dollar coin has never been popular in the United States

Origin

Attested since the mid-16th century, from early Dutch daler, daalder, from German Taler, Thaler (“dollar”), earlier Joachimsthaler, literally “of Joachimstal”, the town where the original dollars were minted. The name means “(Saint) Joachim's valley”, from Joachim + Tal. Possibly reinforced by the Dutch leeuwendaalder, which was also used in the American colonies. Doublet of taler /thaler and tolar.

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