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- [dol-er ey yeer]
- /ˈdɒl ər eɪ yɪər/
- /ˈdɒlə(r) ə jɪə(r)/
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- [dol-er ey yeer]
- /ˈdɒl ər eɪ yɪər/
Definition of dollar-a-year word
- adjective dollar-a-year of or being an official or employee, especially a federal appointee, who receives a token annual salary, usually of one dollar: a dollar-a-year man. 1
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Origin of dollar-a-year
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1915-20
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Parts of speech for Dollar-a-year
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dollar-a-year popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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