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The phrase "a dollar or a" is not complete and lacks context, making it difficult to assess its correctness in written English.
It could be used in a context where you are comparing or discussing options related to a dollar, but it needs to be part of a fuller sentence to convey a clear meaning.
Example: "You can either pay a dollar or a different amount, depending on what you choose."
Alternatives: "a dollar or something else" or "a dollar or an alternative".
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They'd give her a dollar, or a ten if need be, and get the coin back.
Hardly a dollar or a euro changes hands anymore without the aid of computer systems.
Most "quality" hardcover juvenile fiction cost a dollar or a dollar twenty-five, but it was still primarily instructional.
The woman went down the block, bumping into men and trying — without luck — to cadge a dollar or a cigarette.
In town, between writing and benefits, she attends rummage sales, where she buys old wedding gowns and taffeta dresses for a dollar or a dollar and a half.
Most of the minimum-wage campaigns in the U.S. have been modest increases of a dollar or a dollar and a half.
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The peasant has to pay only a dollar or two a year.
From May to July 2009, he sold that inventory for a dollar or two an item.
Both were international medal winners and priced accordingly, at a dollar or more a tablespoon.
Perhaps 200 million or more are surviving on a dollar or two a day.
Vitamin A supplements cost just a dollar or two.
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