dollar
dollar the basic monetary unit of the US, Canada, Australia, and certain other countries. The word comes through early Flemish or Low German 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, and was adopted as the name of the US monetary unit in the late 18th century.
dollar diplomacy the use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence.
dollars to doughnuts in North American usage, used to emphasize one's certainty.
See also almighty dollar, another day, another dollar, sixty-four thousand dollar question.
dollar diplomacy the use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence.
dollars to doughnuts in North American usage, used to emphasize one's certainty.
See also almighty dollar, another day, another dollar, sixty-four thousand dollar question.
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