What is "dollar bill"

dollar bill \dollar bill\ A paper note printed by the Treasury, or by one of the Federal Reserve Banks under authority of the treasury, having the value of one dollar. Also five dollar bill, ten dollar bill, etc.: notes with the value of five, ten, etc. dollars. Prior to 1964 such notes could be redeemed for the equivalent dollar value in silver coins, but in that year the backing of the currency with silver was discontinued. Such notes not convertible into precious metals at a fixed rate are called "fiat money", receiving their value solely from the good faith of the issuing government and the confidence of those using the currency.

n. A note of currency.

n. a piece of paper money worth one dollar [syn: dollar, one dollar bill, buck, clam]

A dollar bill is a banknote (or bill) of any of the currencies that are named dollar. Note that some of these currencies may have coins for 1 dollar instead of notes.

Dollar Bill may refer to:

Anthony Levy (1979 – 2 March 2009) better known by his stage name Dollar Bill was an American rapper and producer. He was shot dead by Miami-Dade County police in Miami Gardens, Florida after reportedly barricading himself in the attic of a house with a bulletproof vest and ammunition. When a special response team was called in, he allegedly attempted to stab one of the officers and was shot. He was wanted on several charges including aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm on school property.

The up-and-coming rapper was working on music in his studio preparing for an album release. He was the son of Marie Ascencio and had two children at the time of death, aged seven and one.

Dollar Bill is a Swedish hip hop group from Rosengård (Malmö County), Sweden established in 2002, and made up of Tax (real name Muhammed Ahmadi), The Beast (real name Besfort Sulejmani) and their friend Edo (real name Eldin Telalovic). Jassim "Jask" Ahmadi, Tax's brother, was a former group member, but left in 2014 for his job. Isen "Ice" Sulejmani (The Beast's brother) is another past member; he was left out of the formation in 2006 because the group wanted a more serious image. After putting out materials online via their MySpace account, they released their debut album Återfödelsen with collaborations from Gonza, Afasi, Organism12, Masse, Keione, AFC, Timbuktu, Chords, Hosam (from Highwon), Avastyle and Rock-a-spot. They have appeared in a number of shows, notably Nyhetsmorgon, and at festivals like Malmöfestivalen.

"Dollar Bill" is a song by the American alternative rock group Screaming Trees. It is the second single released in support of their sixth album Sweet Oblivion.