Dollar vs. Cent
Dollarnoun
Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.
Dollarnoun
(by extension) Money generally.
Dollarnoun
A quarter of a pound or one crown, historically minted as a coin of approximately the same size and composition as a then-contemporary dollar coin of the United States, and worth slightly more.
Dollarnoun
Imported from the United States, and paid for in U.S. dollars. (Note: distinguish "dollar wheat", North American farmers' slogan, meaning a market price of one dollar per bushel.)
Dollarnoun
A silver coin of the United States containing 371.25 grains of silver and 41.25 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 412.5 grains.
Dollarnoun
A coin of the same general weight and value as the United States silver dollar, though differing slightly in different countries, formerly current in Mexico, Canada, parts of South America, also in Spain, and several other European countries.
Dollarnoun
The value of a dollar; the unit of currency, differing in value in different countries, commonly employed in the United States and a number of other countries, including Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, parts of the Carribbean, Liberia, and several others.
Dollarnoun
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
Dollarnoun
a piece of paper money worth one dollar
Dollarnoun
a United States coin worth one dollar;
Dollarnoun
a symbol of commercialism or greed;
Dollar
Dollar (symbol: $) is the name of more than 20 currencies. They include the Australian dollar, Brunei dollar, Canadian dollar, Hong Kong dollar, Jamaican dollar, Liberian dollar, Namibian dollar, New Taiwan dollar, New Zealand dollar, Singapore dollar, United States dollar, and several others.
Centnoun
(money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
Centnoun
(informal) A small sum of money.
Centnoun
(money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.
Centnoun
(money) A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).
Centnoun
(music) A hundredth of a semitone or half step.
Centnoun
One hundred.
Centnoun
A hundred; as, ten per cent, the proportion of ten parts in a hundred.
Centnoun
A United States coin, the hundredth part of a dollar, formerly made of copper, now of copper, tin, and zinc.
Centnoun
An old game at cards, supposed to be like piquet; - so called because 100 points won the game.
Centnoun
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
Centnoun
a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
