Definition of Dollar

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Dollar

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.

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.

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.

The value of a dollar; the unit commonly employed in the United States in reckoning money values.

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Dollar Quotations

Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.
Albert Einstein

It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense of responsibility for every dollar that is spent.
Barack Obama

Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar.
Abraham Lincoln

I got a chain letter by fax. It's very simple. You just fax a dollar bill to everybody on the list.
Steven Wright

The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.
Henry Ford

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

The cost of living has gone up another dollar a quart.
W. C. Fields

I believe in the dollar. Everything I earn, I spend!
Joan Crawford

I, Joan Crawford, I believe in the dollar. Everything I earn, I spend.
Joan Crawford

It's much easier for me to make major life, multi-million dollar decisions, than it is to decide on a carpet for my front porch. That's the truth.
Oprah Winfrey

Dollar Translations

dollar in Dutch is dollar
dollar in French is dollar
dollar in German is Dollar

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