The term "dollar value" refers to the worth or the amount that a particular currency, in this case, the dollar, can purchase. It is an indicator of the purchasing power of money and represents how much goods or services one unit of currency (such as a dollar) can buy within a specific economy. The term "dollar value" may also refer to the worth of something that has been measured in terms of dollars, such as the cost of a product or service, the value of an investment, or the worth of an asset.