one dollar bill
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1.0
- noun
- /wʌn ˈdɑːlər bɪl/
- US
:
billete de un dólar
- Successful subjects were then given seven one-dollar bills and asked to sign a receipt.
- three one dollar bills
- two one dollar bills
- five one dollar bills
Examples
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He dug in his uniform pants pocket and handed Gordie three one-dollar bills.
Fiction book (1999) -
A one-dollar bill saved for our bus fare home.
Fiction book (1998) -
Another thing, on the one dollar bill it says IN GOD WE TRUST.
Blog text (25) -
Take out a one-dollar bill and look at the reverse side, on the right.
Blog text (32) -
A one-dollar bill Daddy gave me, slipping it into my pocket.
Fiction book (1996) -
I counted the coins, the four one-dollar bills, and the three twenties.
Fiction book (1998) -
Any individual disagreeing with how much a one-dollar bill is worth won't easily get anyone else to agree.
Blog text (7) -
He reached into his pocket and pulled out a crumpled one dollar bill to pay for the coffee.
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During the game, players exchanged one dollar bills for chips at the casino table.
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She found a one dollar bill on the sidewalk while walking to the store.
Synonyms
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2.6
A US one dollar bill or coin
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1.0
A piece of paper money or a coin worth 100 cents
72
1.0
A piece of paper money worth one US dollar
19
9.6
An informal US word for one dollar
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5.2
A paper U.S. dollar bill used as money
1
1.0
The unit of money used in the United States, equal to 100 cents
How Valuable
- US
17
2.1
- US
1
1.0
- US
4
1.0
- US
3
1.0
- US
4
1.0
- US
4
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a piece of paper currency worth one dollar' is directly and literally composed from 'one' (the numeral), 'dollar' (the currency unit), and 'bill' (paper money). This straightforward, compositional noun phrase follows common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
One dollar bill comes from the simple idea of a paper bill that shows the number one to mean it is worth one dollar. So it literally means 'a single paper note worth one dollar' and is used to buy small things.