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dollar

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  1. money                 
 
dol.lar \'da:l-*r\ n [D or LG daler, fr. G taler, short for joachimstaler, 
   fr. San] often attrib kt Joachimsthal, Bohemia, where talers were first 
   made 1: TALER  2: any of numerous coins patterned after the taler (as a 
   Spanish piece of e ight) 3a: any of various basic monetary units (as in the 
   U.S. and Canada)  3b: a coin, note, or token representing one dollar