Dollar
dollar
noun DOL-lar Less Common
Origin: from German 'Taler', via Dutch and English
Usage Note
Dollar is masculine, der Dollar, and after a number it stays singular: zehn Dollar, not zehn Dollars. Ironically the English word comes from the German coin name Taler. The everyday plural for several dollars is just Dollar.
Examples
"Das kostet zehn Dollar."
Natural Translation
That costs ten dollars.
Literal Translation
That costs ten dollar.
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