antidollar
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Opposing the dollar, especially that of the United States.
Example Sentences
- "It has been handled up to now by a double device: the U.S. government gives away enough American goods to meet part of this demand, while the rest of it is suppressed by other governments' antidollar restrictions on their peoples' trade and currency."
- "Protest songs bore nuances of an antidollar culture. To the rhythm of "Dry Bones," protesters recounted "The Connection" between "power," a "nuke plant," a "utility, " and "money.""
- "The antidollar campaign being waged overseas is picking up momentum as German, Swiss, and Japanese central banks move to stem the tremendous strength of the U. S. currency."
- "This is all part of an antidollar diversification strategy."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Germanic *dalą Proto-West Germanic *dal Old High German tal Middle High German tal German Tal German Talerder. Middle Low German dālerbor. Dutch dalerbor. English dollar English antidollar From anti- + dollar.
Inflected Forms
more antidollar (comparative)
most antidollar (superlative)