half-dollar
noun
half-dol·lar
ˈhaf-ˈdä-lər 
ˈhäf-
1
: a coin representing one half of a dollar
2
: the sum of 50 cents
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Earlier this year, the U.S. Mint began selling coins — $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar coins — to commemorate Tubman.
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
On one hand, the California Air Resources Board is quietly on the verge of adopting a regulation that could make pump prices soar by nearly a half-dollar a gallon — or even much more — as detailed in a Times story by reporter Russ Mitchell.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
Winds up to 60 mph and half-dollar hail is also possible in La Junta, Rocky Ford and Swink, according to the agency.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 14 June 2024
The wearable reader is a magnetic-signal transmitter-receiver about the size of a stack of three or four American Kennedy half-dollars or E.U. 10 Euro collector coins.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2024
Commemorative Tubman coins – $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar coins – were available for preorder starting Thursday and would begin shipping in February, USM announced.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
Since then, commemoratives also have been minted, with the Kennedy half-dollar ranking as a most popular item.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2023
Bob finished his coffee and left a half-dollar tip.
—Tom Hanks, Harper's Magazine, 5 Jan. 2023
Liu tells me that spotting nano-defects on a chip is like spotting a half-dollar on the moon from your backyard.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
On one hand, the California Air Resources Board is quietly on the verge of adopting a regulation that could make pump prices soar by nearly a half-dollar a gallon — or even much more — as detailed in a Times story by reporter Russ Mitchell.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
Winds up to 60 mph and half-dollar hail is also possible in La Junta, Rocky Ford and Swink, according to the agency.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 14 June 2024
The wearable reader is a magnetic-signal transmitter-receiver about the size of a stack of three or four American Kennedy half-dollars or E.U. 10 Euro collector coins.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2024
Commemorative Tubman coins – $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar coins – were available for preorder starting Thursday and would begin shipping in February, USM announced.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
Since then, commemoratives also have been minted, with the Kennedy half-dollar ranking as a most popular item.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2023
Bob finished his coffee and left a half-dollar tip.
—Tom Hanks, Harper's Magazine, 5 Jan. 2023
Liu tells me that spotting nano-defects on a chip is like spotting a half-dollar on the moon from your backyard.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023
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“Half-dollar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-dollar. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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