Dollar — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

a piece of paper money worth one dollar

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˌɔːɹɛɡzˈæmpəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɒlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɒlə/

2 syllables Say it as /fˌɔːɹɛɡzˈæmpəl/.

Examples

the dollar coin has never been popular in the United States
he worships the almighty dollar
the dollar sign means little to him

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

buck clam dollar sign dollar bill dollar mark one dollar bill

Parts of Speech

noun	the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
noun	a piece of paper money worth one dollar
noun	a United States coin worth one dollar “the dollar coin has never been popular in the United States”
noun	a symbol of commercialism or greed “he worships the almighty dollar”

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

dólar

la unidad monetaria básica en muchos países; igual a 100 centavos

🇮🇹Italian

dollaro

l'unità monetaria di base in molti paesi; pari a 100 centesimi

🇵🇹Portuguese

dólar

a unidade monetária básica em muitos países; igual a 100 centavos

🇷🇺Russian

доллар

основная денежная единица во многих странах; равен 100 центам

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डॉलर

कई देशों में बुनियादी मौद्रिक इकाई; 100 सेंट के बराबर

🇧🇩Bengali

ডলার

অনেক দেশে মৌলিক আর্থিক একক; 100 সেন্টের সমান

🇮🇳Tamil

டாலர்

பல நாடுகளில் அடிப்படை பண அலகு; 100 சென்ட்டுகளுக்கு சமம்

🇮🇳Telugu

డాలర్

అనేక దేశాలలో ప్రాథమిక ద్రవ్య యూనిట్; 100 సెంట్లు సమానం

🇮🇳Marathi

डॉलर

अनेक देशांमध्ये मूलभूत आर्थिक एकक; 100 सेंट च्या बरोबरीचे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડોલર

ઘણા દેશોમાં મૂળભૂત નાણાકીય એકમ; 100 સેન્ટની બરાબર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಾಲರ್

ಅನೇಕ ದೇಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂಲ ವಿತ್ತೀಯ ಘಟಕ; 100 ಸೆಂಟ್‌ಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಮಾನವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡോളർ

പല രാജ്യങ്ങളിലെയും അടിസ്ഥാന പണ യൂണിറ്റ്; 100 സെൻ്റിന് തുല്യമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਾਲਰ

ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੁਨਿਆਦੀ ਮੁਦਰਾ ਇਕਾਈ; 100 ਸੈਂਟ ਦੇ ਬਰਾਬਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈالر

بہت سے ممالک میں بنیادی مالیاتی اکائی؛ 100 سینٹ کے برابر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

美元

许多国家的基本货币单位；等于 100 美分

🇯🇵Japanese

ドル

多くの国における基本的な通貨単位。 100セントに等しい

🇰🇷Korean

달러

많은 국가의 기본 화폐 단위; 100센트와 같다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đô la

đơn vị tiền tệ cơ bản ở nhiều nước; bằng 100 xu

🇹🇭Thai

ดอลลาร์

หน่วยการเงินพื้นฐานในหลายประเทศ เท่ากับ 100 เซ็นต์

🇮🇩Indonesian

dolar

unit moneter dasar di banyak negara; sama dengan 100 sen

🇵🇭Filipino

dolyar

ang pangunahing yunit ng pananalapi sa maraming bansa; katumbas ng 100 cents

🇲🇾Malay

dolar

unit kewangan asas di banyak negara; sama dengan 100 sen

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دولار

الوحدة النقدية الأساسية في العديد من البلدان؛ يساوي 100 سنت

🇮🇷Persian

دلار

واحد پولی پایه در بسیاری از کشورها؛ برابر با 100 سنت

🇹🇷Turkish

dolar

birçok ülkede temel para birimi; 100 sente eşit

🇮🇱Hebrew

דוֹלָר

היחידה המוניטרית הבסיסית במדינות רבות; שווה ל-100 סנט

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