how to pronounce dollar

/ˈdɒl.əɹ/

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dollar is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of dollar in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… they look mental million dollar bills v8 …”

meaning of dollar

Dollar is a unit of currency.

dollar frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word dollar occurs in english on average 20.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.