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dollar van

dollar van noun: synonym of shared taxi or shuttle bus, especially a van or minibus operated as a taxi or shuttle bus for a usual fee of one US dollar.

dollar van: synonym of shared taxi or shuttle bus, especially a van or minibus operated as a taxi or shuttle...
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Noun

dollar van (plural dollar vans)

  1. (US) Synonym of shared taxi or shuttle bus, especially a van or minibus operated as a taxi or shuttle bus for a usual fee of one US dollar.
    • Easy transfer there to a dollar van that’s cruising for a pickup.2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Orbit, page 43
    Synonyms:
    shared taxi or shuttle bus

Synonyms of dollar van

Forms of dollar van

pluraldollar vans

Origin of dollar van

From their usual fare in the late 20th century.

Questions about dollar van

What does dollar van mean?
Dollar van means synonym of shared taxi or shuttle bus, especially a van or minibus operated as a taxi or shuttle bus for a usual fee of one US dollar.
What part of speech is dollar van?
Dollar van is a noun.
What is the plural of dollar van?
The plural of dollar van is dollar vans.

Words near dollar van in the dictionary

  1. dollar signs
  2. dollar signs in one's eyes
  3. dollar store
  4. dollar stores
  5. dollar up
  6. dollar van
  7. dollar vans
  8. dollar voting
  9. dollar, dollar bill, y'all
  10. dollar-a-year man
  11. dollar-a-year men

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