dollar sign

dollar sign
`dollar ,sign noun count
the symbol $, used to show that an amount is in dollars
see dollar signs AMERICAN INFORMAL
to think only about how much money something or someone is worth

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • dollar sign — (also dollar mark) ► NOUN ▪ the sign $, representing a dollar …   English terms dictionary

  • dollar sign — ☆ dollar sign n. a symbol ($) for dollar or dollars …   English World dictionary

  • Dollar sign — $ redirects here. For the unit of currency, see Dollar or Peso. For other uses, see $ (disambiguation). $ Dollar sign …   Wikipedia

  • dollar sign — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms dollar sign : singular dollar sign plural dollar signs the symbol $, used to show that an amount is in dollars • see dollar signs …   English dictionary

  • dollar sign — noun 1. a symbol of commercialism or greed (Freq. 1) he worships the almighty dollar the dollar sign means little to him • Syn: ↑dollar, ↑dollar mark • Hypernyms: ↑symbol 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • dollar sign — (also dollar mark) noun the sign $, representing a dollar …   English new terms dictionary

  • dollar sign — noun Date: 1881 a mark $ placed before a number to indicate that it stands for dollars called also dollar mark …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dollar sign — n. symbol used to signify currencies that are based on the unit of a dollar, $ …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dollar sign — An abbreviation ($) for a dollar or dollars. 1 Am J2d Abbr § 9 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • dollar sign — dol′lar sign n. num the symbol $ before a number indicating that the number represents dollars • Etymology: 1855–60, amer …   From formal English to slang

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