Image:US Silvercert1.jpg|thumb|right|A one-dollar note (US), front and back.
English

Etymology
From G. thaler, �dollar�, from thal, �valley�, from coins called "Saint Joachim�s thaler", named from silver mined in the w:Saint Joachim Valley|Saint Joachim Valley in what is now the Czech Republic (former Joachimsthaler, Germany).

Pronunciation
(UK): IPA|/�d�l�/, SAMPA|/"dQl@/
(US): AHD|dälʹ�r, IPA|/�d��l�/, SAMPA|/"dA:l@`/
:* rhymes|�l�(r)

Noun
en-noun

1. Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, Australia, the United States, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.

Derived terms
bet one�s bottom dollar
look like a million dollars
the sixty-four-thousand-dollar question
top dollar

Translations
trans-top|designation for specific currency
Arabic: ARchar|د��ار (d�l�r) m
Bosnian: dolar#Bosnian|dolar m
Chinese: � (yuán)
Croatian: dolar#Croatian|dolar m
Czech: dolar#Czech|dolar m
Dutch: #Dutch|dollar m
Finnish: dollari, taala (colloquial)
French: #French|dollar m
German: Dollar m
Greek: δολλά�ιο n, δολά�ιο n (dolário)
Hindi: ड�लर
Italian: dollaro m
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (doru)
Korean: �� (dalleo)
Lithuanian: doleris m
Polish: dolar#Polish|dolar m
Portuguese: dólar#Portuguese|dólar m
Russian: долла� (dóllar) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: дола�#Serbian|дола� m
:Roman: dolar#Serbian|dolar m
Spanish: dólar#Spanish|dólar m
Tagalog: dolyar
Vietnamese: ��ng|��ng, �ô la|�ô la, �ô-la|�ô-la, ��ng Mỹ|��ng Mỹ (United States dollar)
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See also
cent
dale
mill
mille
vale
valley

Category:Currency

Dutch

Pronunciation
IPA|/d�l�r/

Noun
nl-noun2|m|s|tje

1. #English|Dollar.

Related terms
daalder

French

Noun
fr-noun|m

1. Dollar

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• 2008-01-01 13:34 - Keene - added French

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