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Q: Why is the American dollar called a buck?
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Why is a dollar called a buck?

The term dates back to 1748 when native American Indians used deerskins or bucks as currency to trade.Read the full story at:http://www.answers.com/buck#Word_Origin_d


What is the tenth of a sawbuck called?

One dollar, or one buck.


What is slang for a dollar?

Dollar could be: "Buck" or "green"


What is a dollar from Canada called?

A dollar from Canada is called a dollar, like in the U.S. But, just as the U.S. has other common, less official terms for a dollar (buck, dough etc.), so does the Canadian dollar, which is called a 'loonie'.


How many bucks are equal to 1 dollar?

A buck is a name for a dollar. So 1 dollar equals 1 buck.


How many bucks are equal to 1 US Dollar?

Buck is a slang term for a US dollar so one buck is equal to one US dollar


Why is corn that costs a dollar called pirate corn?

because it's a buck an ear! (buccaneer)


What is slang for one dollar bill?

A five-dollar bill is called a fin, or a finif, from The Yiddish finf, or five.


Why are dollars called bucks?

The word "buck" is short for "buck-skin" (from a deer). Buck-skin's were used as currency once upon a time.Also, a marker was used in the old west when playing poker to indicate who had the next deal, it was called the Buck. Later players used a silver dollar to do this, but it kept the name Buck.


What football team is called dollar for corn?

Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Buck an ear? It's a joke.


What currency does Canadian use?

Canadian Dollars. They are not at all the same as American Dollars, they just have a similar name. Funny enough, the Canadian 1-Dollar coin (not a paper bill, but a metal coin) is called a Loonie, because of the loon (a breed of bird) depicted on it. Some have come to call the Canadian Dollar in general the Loonie, like the American Dollar might be called a buck (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loonie).


What is the female animal for buck?

A buck is a male deer, and a female deer is called a doe