- 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. 2001.
dollar sign
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dollar sign — (also dollar mark) ► NOUN ▪ the sign $, representing a dollar … English terms dictionary
dollar sign — dollar ,sign noun count the symbol $, used to show that an amount is in dollars see dollar signs AMERICAN INFORMAL to think only about how much money something or someone is worth … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dollar sign — ☆ dollar sign n. a symbol ($) 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 — 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
