Australian dollar
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- noun
- /əˈstreɪljən ˈdɑlər/
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dólar australiano
- So Australia says it will commit up to 100 million Australian dollars a year toward a global carbon capture and storage institute.
- million Australian dollars
- billion Australian dollars
- strong Australian dollar
Examples
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My budget for Australia was $1,000 short because the Australian dollar suddenly got stronger against the greenback.
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"We've certainly struggled with the challenges of the high Australian dollar... so it's great to have an event like this.
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The Japanese yen fell against the United States dollar in morning trading, while the Australian dollar rose.
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I have Australian dollars.
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And now the list of legitimate reserve currencies has expanded to include Canadian and Australian dollars.
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The table below (in Australian dollars) displays the prize money and percentage of total prize money earned by exit stage at the 2012 Australian Open.
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The transformation from coal to renewables is estimated to require 200 billion Australian dollars of investment in new power stations and infrastructure, of which about 50 percent could be allocated for renewable energy projects.
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Some thoughts: categorizing Canadian and Australian dollars as reserve currencies makes sense when you view those countries in terms of gold, oil, sunshine, and other resources per citizen.
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Chief among them, the Australian dollar—the FX market's premium measure of market stress—has climbed much faster than the euro.
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I exchanged my money for 200 Australian dollars before heading on my trip.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the official currency of Australia' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'Australian' (connected with Australia) with 'dollar' (a monetary unit). This nationality + currency noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Australian dollar is a name that joins Australian and dollar to picture the 'dollar' that belongs to Australia. This name began when Australia changed its money in 1966 and put local symbols like kangaroos on notes and coins, so it means 'the official money of Australia and Nauru'.