sound as a dollar in English

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          "text": "This bank is as sound as a dollar."
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "Very secure and dependable."
      ],
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        "(dated) Very secure and dependable."
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        {
          "text": "That old wheelbarrow is sound as a dollar."
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "Sturdy, well made."
      ],
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        "(dated) Sturdy, well made."
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  "word": "sound as a dollar"
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          "text": "This bank is as sound as a dollar."
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      "glosses": [
        "Very secure and dependable."
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        "(dated) Very secure and dependable."
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        "(dated) Sturdy, well made."
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"sound as a dollar" meaning in English

Adjective