American dollar

Buck from America

The American dollar is the basic unit of currency in the United States, divided into one hundred cents.

In international contexts, American dollar distinguishes it from Canadian, Australian, or other dollars.

The phrase appears in financial writing and exchange rate discussions: The American dollar strengthened against the euro.

More commonly called simply the dollar or US dollar.

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cash · cold hard cash · greenback · dollarization · Bretton Woods system · currency · Federal Reserve · money · legal tender · denomination · coin · fiat · paper · treasury bonds · buck · store of value · monetary policy · foreign exchange

Opposites
currency jurisdiction

American dollarChinese yuan

China's monetary unit

euro · Japanese yen · British pound · Indian rupee · Swiss franc

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American dollarBitcoin

Peer-to-peer electronic cash

cryptocurrency · gold · Ethereum · silver · barter

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G