dollar-a-year

[ dol-er-uh-yeer ]

/ ˈdɒl ər əˈyɪər /

of or being an official or employee, especially a federal appointee, who receives a token annual salary, usually of one dollar: a dollar-a-year man.

Origin of dollar-a-year

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

doll, dollar, dollar area, dollar-average, dollar averaging, dollar-a-year, dollarbird, dollar day, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, dollar diplomacy, dollarfish

I know a few folks—like Vikram Pandit at Citigroup and even Edward Liddy at AIG—have jumped in to serve as dollar-a-year CEOs.
Give the Bonuses Back—Or Else|Matt Miller|March 16, 2009|DAILY BEAST
As a substitute Blodgett spoke of some dollar-a-year work in Washington.
The Guarded Heights|Wadsworth Camp
"Because they'll make you a dollar-a-year man and we're not in this to make any stinking dollar a year," Harry Bettis said.
Summer Snow Storm|Adam Chase

单词	dollar-a-year
释义	dollar-a-year [ dol-er-uh-yeer ] / ˈdɒl ər əˈyɪər / adjective of or being an official or employee, especially a federal appointee, who receives a token annual salary, usually of one dollar: a dollar-a-year man. Origin of dollar-a-year An Americanism dating back to 1915–20 Words nearby dollar-a-year doll, dollar, dollar area, dollar-average, dollar averaging, dollar-a-year, dollarbird, dollar day, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, dollar diplomacy, dollarfish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dollar-a-year I know a few folks—like Vikram Pandit at Citigroup and even Edward Liddy at AIG—have jumped in to serve as dollar-a-year CEOs. Give the Bonuses Back—Or Else\|Matt Miller\|March 16, 2009\|DAILY BEAST As a substitute Blodgett spoke of some dollar-a-year work in Washington. The Guarded Heights\|Wadsworth Camp "Because they'll make you a dollar-a-year man and we're not in this to make any stinking dollar a year," Harry Bettis said. Summer Snow Storm\|Adam Chase
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