dollarette

D2O1L1L1A1R1E1T1T1E1

noun

A dollar whose value has depreciated.

OriginEnglish dollar ← Dutch daler ← Middle Low German dāler →
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Meanings

noundollarette (plural dollarettes)

plural dollarettes

  1. colloquialderogatoryA dollar whose value has depreciated.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*dalą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*dal
  3. Old High Germantal
  4. Middle High Germantal
  5. GermanTal
  6. GermanTaler
  7. Middle Low Germandāler
  8. Dutchdaler
  9. Englishdollar
  10. Englishdollarette

From dollar + -ette.

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APA

dollarette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dollarette

MLA

“dollarette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dollarette. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dollarette,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dollarette.

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