US dollar

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fiat currency national currency reserve currency

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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All labels observed (17)

Label	Occurrences
United States dollar	1,527
US dollar canonical	278
USD	226
U.S. dollar	23
US dollars	3
United States dollar (USD)	3
U.S. dollar (historically, before 1997 float)	1
US dollar (informal)	1
US dollar (official rates, various periods)	1
US dollar (various periods)	1
United States dollar (El Salvador)	1
United States dollar (historically, at introduction)	1
United States dollar (historically, at various times)	1
United States dollar (historically, not fixed)	1
United States dollar (indirectly, historically)	1
United States dollar (informally or managed)	1
United States dollar (on-base)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T460 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: US dollar
Context triple: [Harvard University, endowmentCurrency, US dollar]

A. United States of America
The United States of America is a large federal republic in North America known for its global political, economic, military, and cultural influence.
B. Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States, serving as the nation’s political center and home to its federal government institutions.
C. New York City
New York City is the largest city in the United States, a global center of finance, culture, media, and technology.
D. California, United States
California, United States is a large and populous U.S. state on the West Coast known for its diverse geography, major technology and entertainment industries, and cultural and economic influence.
E. Massachusetts
Massachusetts is a U.S. state in New England known for its pivotal role in American history, prestigious universities, and major cultural and economic centers like Boston.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: US dollar
Target entity description: 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.

A. United States of America
The United States of America is a large federal republic in North America known for its global political, economic, military, and cultural influence.
B. Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States, serving as the nation’s political center and home to its federal government institutions.
C. New York City
New York City is the largest city in the United States, a global center of finance, culture, media, and technology.
D. California, United States
California, United States is a large and populous U.S. state on the West Coast known for its diverse geography, major technology and entertainment industries, and cultural and economic influence.
E. Massachusetts
Massachusetts is a U.S. state in New England known for its pivotal role in American history, prestigious universities, and major cultural and economic centers like Boston.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (60)

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited