dollar
gb/dˈɑlɚ/ us/dˈɑlɚ/
A1
English
~ 2400
amerikai dollár, dollár, egy rakás pénz, sok pénz, egy vagyon, rengeteg pénz
NOUN
A1
1
Usage pattern:
[number] dollar(s)
The book costs twenty dollars.
A könyv húsz dollárba kerül.
She exchanged her euros for US dollars.
Euróit amerikai dollárra váltotta.
Gas prices rose to four dollars a gallon.
He handed the cashier a ten-dollar bill.
The Canadian dollar is strong against the US dollar this week.
Learner examples
I have five dollars.
Van öt dollárom.
This shirt is ten dollars.
Ez az ing tíz dollárba kerül.
We need two dollars for the bus.
She gave me one dollar.
The ticket costs three dollars.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'dollar' with 'cent', thinking they are equal values. Remember, one dollar equals 100 cents.
Meaning
US currency unit
Collocations
US dollar
|Canadian dollar
|spend dollars
|earn dollars
|dollar bill
Synonyms
buck (Informal term for a US dollar, common in spoken English.)
Antonyms
cent (Smaller unit of currency; 100 cents make up one dollar.)
Themes
business
|daily life
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Definition
The main kind of money used in the United States, worth 100 cents.
The basic monetary unit of the United States and several other countries, equal to 100 cents.
NOUN
A2
2
dollár
A2
Usage pattern:
[number] [country] dollar(s)
One Australian dollar is worth about seventy US cents.
Egy ausztrál dollár nagyjából hetven amerikai centet ér.
The New Zealand dollar fell against the yen.
Az új-zélandi dollár gyengült a jennel szemben.
He paid in Singapore dollars.
Learner examples
I have ten Canadian dollars.
Van tíz kanadai dollárom.
This costs five Australian dollars.
Ez öt ausztrál dollárba kerül.
They changed euros into New Zealand dollars.
Common mistake:
Some learners think 'dollar' always means US money; it can mean money from other countries too.
Meaning
Foreign currency unit
Collocations
Australian dollar
|New Zealand dollar
|Singapore dollar
Synonyms
currency (General term for money used in a particular country.)
Antonyms
euro (Different currency used in many European countries.)
Themes
business
|travel
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Definition
The main kind of money used in some other countries like Canada and Australia.
The basic monetary unit of certain countries other than the US, such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
NOUN
B1
INFORMAL
3
Usage pattern:
[cost/price] in dollars
That car must have cost big dollars.
Az az autó biztosan rengeteg pénzbe került.
They invested millions of dollars in the project.
Több millió dollárt fektettek a projektbe.
He makes good dollars working overseas.
Learner examples
The phone cost many dollars.
A telefon sok pénzbe került.
She spent a lot of dollars on clothes.
Sok pénzt költött ruhákra.
They paid many dollars for the tickets.
Meaning
Large sum of money
Collocations
big dollars
|spend dollars
|worth dollars
Synonyms
cash (General informal term for money; not limited to large amounts.)
Antonyms
pennies (Very small amount of money.)
Themes
business
|daily life
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A lot of money when talking about prices or value.
A large amount of money, often used in plural to emphasize cost or value.
Grammar
Dictionary form
dollar
IPA
GB/dˈɑlɚ/
US/dˈɑlɚ/
Syllables & stress
dol - lar (2 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (dol)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: dollar
- Plural: dollars
Word family
Expressions
bottom dollar
1/bˈɑtəm dˈɑlɚ/
idiom
informal
Last money or certainty
The last bit of money someone has, or used to say you are sure about something.
Examples
- I wouldn’t bet my bottom dollar on that team winning.
- He spent his bottom dollar on rent.
dollar for dollar
1/dˈɑlɚ fɚ dˈɑlɚ/
fixed phrase
Equal matching amount of money
For every amount of money given, the same amount is added or matched.
Examples
- The company will match donations dollar for dollar.
- They agreed to pay her dollar for dollar on expenses.
top dollar
1/tˈɑp dˈɑlɚ/
idiom
informal
Highest possible price
To pay or charge the most money possible for something.
Examples
- They paid top dollar for that designer handbag.
- You can get top dollar if you sell it now.