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Meaning Of Dollar
n.
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.
n.
A gold coin of the United States containing 23.22 grains of
gold and 2.58 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 25.8
grains, nine-tenths fine. It is no longer coined.
n.
A coin of the same general weight and value, though
differing slightly in different countries, current in Mexico, Canada,
parts of South America, also in Spain, and several other European
countries.
n.
The value of a dollar; the unit commonly employed in the
United States in reckoning money values.