Meanings
noundollar van (plural dollar vans)
plural dollar vans
- USSynonym of shared taxi or shuttle bus, especially a van or minibus operated as a taxi or shuttle bus for a usual fee of one US dollar.
Easy transfer there to a dollar van that’s cruising for a pickup.
2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Orbit, page 43Synonyms: shared taxi or shuttle bus
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of shared taxi or shuttle bus, especially a van or minibus operated as a taxi or shuttle bus for a usual fee of one US dollar.
Similar
shared taxi or shuttle bus
Also see
Origin
From their usual fare in the late 20th century.
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APA
dollar van. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dollar%20van
MLA
“dollar van.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dollar%20van. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dollar van,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dollar%20van.
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