dollar sign
noun
: a mark $ placed before a number to indicate that it stands for dollars
called also dollar mark
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With this concept, the city benefits from the additional housing, plus modernizes library infrastructure without direct public funding, therefore addressing the rising costs of maintaining aging library facilities, which can require significant repairs and big dollar signs.
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Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The Lafayette County woman saw a dollar sign and continued scratching.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
In a cartoon, these guys’ eyes would have flipped into dollar signs.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2025
As the solution flowed into both of his arms, Nelson at first trembled, then died in silence with his eyelids, on which dollar signs are tattooed, closed.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The Lafayette County woman saw a dollar sign and continued scratching.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
In a cartoon, these guys’ eyes would have flipped into dollar signs.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2025
As the solution flowed into both of his arms, Nelson at first trembled, then died in silence with his eyelids, on which dollar signs are tattooed, closed.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dollar sign
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“Dollar sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dollar%20sign. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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