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dollardom en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English dollardom From dollar + -dom.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Dollars generally; money, especially in the context of materialistic capitalism.
    • In dollardom, the royal insignia is worshipped everywhere. The reign of the dollar is in every home, office and school. It is a symbol before which every man is taught to fall on his knees. 1964, Arthur S. Berger, A Framework for Independence, page 5:
    • the new prince of dollardom 1913, T. W. Lawson, High cost living, page 179: