dol

¹ American  

[dohl] / doʊl /

noun

1. a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.

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DOL ² American  

1. Department of Labor.

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dol. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Music. dolce.

2. dollar.

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dol. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. music dolce

2. dollar

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dol ² British  

/ dɒl /

noun

1. a unit of pain intensity, as measured by dolorimetry

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Etymology

Origin of dol

1945–50; < Latin dol ( or ) pain

Example Sentences

We have been awarded approximately two million dol lars worth of Government contracts.

From Time Magazine Archive

Until last July, Welfare laws refused even to recognize the psychological motive of incentive: every penny of every dol lar earned by a welfare recipient was deducted from his benefits.

From Time Magazine Archive

The supply from the U.S. had been cut because of Britain's shortage of dol lars.

From Time Magazine Archive

To Dent's surprise, earth has somehow escaped destruction, but all the dol phins have mysteriously disappeared.

From Time Magazine Archive

Menhir is derived from the Breton men, a stone, and hir, long; similarly dolmen is from dol, a table, and men, a stone.

From Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders by Peet, T. Eric (Thomas Eric)