Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dollar
4 senses of dollar
Sense 1
dollar -- (the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents)
=> monetary unit -- (a unit of money)
Sense 2
dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clam -- (a piece of paper money worth one dollar)
=> bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note, greenback -- (a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes")
Sense 3
dollar -- (a United States coin worth one dollar; "the dollar coin has never been popular in the United States")
=> coin -- (a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money)
Sense 4
dollar, dollar mark, dollar sign -- (a symbol of commercialism or greed; "he worships the almighty dollar"; "the dollar sign means little to him")
=> symbol -- (an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)