dollar sign

noun

: a mark $ placed before a number to indicate that it stands for dollars

called also dollar mark

Examples of dollar sign in a Sentence

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People in all-black, face-covering suits also hold bags labeled with dollar signs and drop money into piles. Angela Yang, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024 The website claims that 10,000 local jobs would be jeopardized and that rate changes would underwrite OUC’s lavish expenses, a claim made beneath an illustration of dollar signs and a fresh martini. Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024 Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman entered free agency with dollar signs on his mind. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024 Those are dollar signs that even Netflix may be unable to ignore. Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dollar sign 

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dollar sign was in 1881

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“Dollar sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dollar%20sign. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

dollar sign

noun
: a mark $ or $ placed before a number to indicate that it stands for dollars
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