dollar
/ˈdɒlə(r)/noun
उच्चारण डॉलर
डॉलर
Core word
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[C]
the unit of money in the US, Canada, Australia and several other countries; the value of the US dollar compared with other currencies
डॉलर
- a hundred dollars
- The dollar rose against the rupee, making imported goods more expensive.
- The company's shares are priced in dollars.
+ 3 more examples
- He paid fifty dollars for a ticket to the show.
- A strong dollar makes foreign travel more costly for Indians.
- Dollars are accepted at the airport shop.
Synonyms buck US currency
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a dollar / dollars (countable noun)
The dollar is a unit of money. After a number the plural is dollars: five dollars. The sign $ goes before the number.
Dollar मुद्रा की इकाई है। संख्या के बाद बहुवचन 'dollars' आता है: five dollars। चिह्न $ संख्या से पहले लगता है।
- The book costs ten dollars.
- She paid in dollars.
the dollar (currency value)
With the, it names the American currency as a whole or its exchange rate.
'The' के साथ यह पूरी अमेरिकी मुद्रा या उसकी विनिमय दर का नाम है।
- The dollar rose against the rupee.
- Oil is priced in dollars.
dollar + noun
It forms compounds like dollar bill, dollar sign, dollar value, dollar rate and dollar store.
यह dollar bill, dollar sign, dollar rate जैसे compounds बनाता है।
- A dollar bill lay on the table.
- The dollar rate changes daily.
a ten-dollar note (hyphenated)
Before a noun the number and unit are hyphenated and dollar stays singular.
Noun के पहले संख्या और इकाई hyphen से जुड़ती हैं और dollar एकवचन रहता है।
- He gave me a ten-dollar note.
- It was a hundred-dollar gift.
dollar and rupee conversion
Exchange amounts are written with the sign before the figure and the equals sign: $1 = ₹80 in an example.
विनिमय राशि में चिह्न संख्या से पहले लिखा जाता है: $1 = ₹80 जैसे उदाहरण में।
- The rupee fell against the dollar.
- He converted ninety dollars into rupees.
+Collocations 5
adjective + dollar
AmericanCanadianAustralianstrongweakfalling
- A weak dollar helps American exporters.
verb + dollar
earnspendsaveexchangeconvert intopay in
- They exchanged rupees for dollars before the trip.
dollar + noun
billsignratevaluepriceaccount
- The dollar rate affects the price of petrol.
dollar expressions
top dollardollar for dollarbottom dollarsixty-four-thousand dollar question
- Collectors pay top dollar for rare stamps.
dollar + economy
dollar reservesdollar paymentdollar demanddollar loan
- India's dollar reserves are reported weekly.
“More examples 6
- Radhika's uncle sends dollars home from the United States.
राधिका के चाचा अमेरिका से घर डॉलर भेजते हैं।
- One US dollar is worth about eighty rupees in this example.
इस उदाहरण में एक अमेरिकी डॉलर लगभग अस्सी रुपये के बराबर है।
- The dollar index is watched by banks and traders.
बैंक और व्यापारी dollar index पर नज़र रखते हैं।
- The tickets cost twenty dollars each.
टिकटों की कीमत बीस डॉलर प्रति टिकट थी।
- She bet her bottom dollar that India would win.
उसने पूरे विश्वास से कहा कि भारत जीतेगा।
- The price of imported goods rises when the dollar becomes stronger.
जब डॉलर मज़बूत होता है तब आयातित वस्तुओं के दाम बढ़ जाते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The price is five dollar.
✓ The price is five dollars.
After a number above one, the plural dollars is required.
एक से अधिक संख्या के बाद बहुवचन 'dollars' आवश्यक है।
✗ He gave me a ten dollars note.
✓ He gave me a ten-dollar note.
Before a noun the unit stays singular and is hyphenated.
Noun के पहले इकाई एकवचन रहती है और hyphen से जुड़ती है।
¶Idioms 1
bet your bottom dollar (on sth/that...)
(informal) to be certain that sth will happen
किसी बात का पक्का यक़ीन होना
- You can bet your bottom dollar she'll be first.
- I'd bet my bottom dollar that he's lying.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
buck US currency
§Grammar and usage
Symbol: $.
चिह्न: $।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Look or feel like a million dollars (look or feel very good), the million-dollar question (the most important question).
Idioms: look या feel like a million dollars (बहुत अच्छा दिखना या महसूस करना), the million-dollar question (सबसे महत्वपूर्ण प्रश्न, लाख टके का सवाल)।