English noun: dollar | |||
1. | dollar (quantity) the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents | ||
Broader (hypernym) | monetary unit | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Australian dollar, Bahamian dollar, Barbados dollar, Belize dollar, Bermuda dollar, Brunei dollar, Canadian dollar, Cayman Islands dollar, Dominican dollar, Fiji dollar, Grenada dollar, Guyana dollar, Hong Kong dollar, Jamaican dollar, Kiribati dollar, Liberian dollar, loonie, New Zealand dollar, Singapore dollar, Taiwan dollar, Trinidad and Tobago dollar, Tuvalu dollar, United States dollar, Zimbabwean dollar | ||
Part holonym | cent | ||
2. | dollar (possession) a piece of paper money worth one dollar | ||
Synonyms | buck, clam, dollar bill, one dollar bill | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, bill, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback, note | ||
Domain region | America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA | ||
3. | dollar (possession) a United States coin worth one dollar | ||
Samples | The dollar coin has never been popular in the United States. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | coin | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cartwheel, silver dollar, Susan B Anthony dollar | ||
4. | dollar (communication) a symbol of commercialism or greed | ||
Samples | He worships the almighty dollar. The dollar sign means little to him. | ||
Synonyms | dollar mark, dollar sign | ||
Broader (hypernym) | symbol | ||