the dollar
noun
technical
: the value of a dollar when it is compared to another unit of money
The dollar dropped sharply against the pound.
the strength/weakness of the dollar
The dollar is worth more in Mexico.
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Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Early reads on the impacts of the new tariff rates—which economic analysts have surmised were calculated by dividing the dollar value of countries’ trade deficits with the U.S. by their total exports to America—show that fashion firms will bear the brunt of the increases.
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At one point in 2022, that debt was marked at 60 cents on the dollar by some firms.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
The brand’s stabilization helped a group of bondholders, who had been deep underwater in their investments, sell billions of dollars in their X debt holdings at 97 cents on the dollar earlier this month — albeit with exceedingly high interest rates — according to several recent reports.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
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Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Early reads on the impacts of the new tariff rates—which economic analysts have surmised were calculated by dividing the dollar value of countries’ trade deficits with the U.S. by their total exports to America—show that fashion firms will bear the brunt of the increases.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Apr. 2025
At one point in 2022, that debt was marked at 60 cents on the dollar by some firms.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
The brand’s stabilization helped a group of bondholders, who had been deep underwater in their investments, sell billions of dollars in their X debt holdings at 97 cents on the dollar earlier this month — albeit with exceedingly high interest rates — according to several recent reports.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
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“The dollar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20dollar. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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