US dollar

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The US dollar is the official currency of the United States and the world’s primary reserve currency used widely in global trade and finance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fiat currency
national currency
reserve currency
backing full faith and credit of the United States government
banknotesIssuedBy Federal Reserve System
surface form: Federal Reserve Banks
centralBank Federal Reserve System
coinDenominationsInclude 1 cent
1 dollar
10 cents
25 cents
5 cents
50 cents
coinsIssuedBy United States Department of the Treasury
surface form: United States Mint
country United States of America
currencyCode USD
denominationsInclude $1
$10
$100
$2
$20
$5
$50
establishedBy Coinage Act of 1792
historicalStandard Bretton Woods system
gold standard
introduced 1792
isAnchorCurrencyFor many currency pegs
isMostTradedCurrency true
isPrimaryReserveCurrency true
issuingAuthority United States Department of the Treasury
isWorldTradeCurrency true
languageOnBanknotes English
legalTenderIn Washington, D.C.
surface form: District of Columbia

U.S. territories
United States of America
monetaryPolicyAuthority Federal Reserve Board of Governors
surface form: Federal Reserve System
numericCode 840
officialCurrencyOf Ecuador
El Salvador
Federated States of Micronesia
Marshall Islands
Palau
Panama
Timor-Leste
United States of America
Zimbabwe
region North America
replaced Continental currency
subunit cent
subunitRatio 1 dollar = 100 cents
symbol $
usedAs medium of exchange
store of value
unit of account
usedAsReserveCurrencyBy many central banks worldwide
usedInCommodityPricing crude oil
gold
many internationally traded commodities
usedInForeignExchangeMarkets extensively
usedInInternationalTrade widely

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PayPal supportsCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
MetroCard currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Republic of Texas currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Federal Reserve Note denominatedIn US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Federal Reserve Note currencyCode US dollar
this entity surface form: USD
Gold Certificate denominatedIn US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
NASDAQ-100 Index currency US dollar
Ford Motor Credit Company primaryCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Zimbabwean dollar replacedBy US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Government of Puerto Rico currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Saint Thomas usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
NASDAQ currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
S&P 500 Index currency US dollar
F currency US dollar
Thai baht peggedTo US dollar
this entity surface form: U.S. dollar (historically, before 1997 float)
Thai baht frequentlyTradedAgainst US dollar
this entity surface form: U.S. dollar
United States coins currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Timor-Leste currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
ArtPrize currencyOfPrizes US dollar
2028 Summer Olympics currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Defense University Research Instrumentation Program currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
SEPTA Key currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
OPEC currencyOfStatistics US dollar
Washington University in St. Louis endowmentCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: USD
Federated States of Micronesia currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Malaysian ringgit peggedTo US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Pago Pago currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Turks and Caicos Islands currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Turks and Caicos Islands currencyCode US dollar
this entity surface form: USD
Hamilton currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Chase currencyOfAccounts US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
St. Helena currency US dollar
subject surface form: St. Helena, California
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Marshall Islands currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Guayaquil currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Palau currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Silver Certificate denominatedIn US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Bermudian dollar peggedTo US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Bermudian dollar usedInterchangeablyWith US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Bermudian dollar usedAlongside US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
DAL denominatedIn US dollar
Hong Kong dollar peggedTo US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
New Jersey pound replacedBy US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
New Jersey pound replacedBy US dollar
this entity surface form: U.S. dollar
JBLU currency US dollar
this entity surface form: USD
Quarter Eagle (2.50-dollar gold coin) currency US dollar
subject surface form: Quarter Eagle
this entity surface form: United States dollar
United States federal budget currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Harris County usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar