dollar sign
nounDefinition of dollar sign
: a mark $ placed before a number to indicate that it stands for dollars
— called also dollar mark
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Olivia de Havilland, Ralph Richardson and Montgomery Clift were all sensational in this drama about a demure heiress, her distant, disapproving father and the suitor with dollar signs in his eyes. — Brian Lowry, CNN, "Essential movies of the 1930s and '40s, from 'King Kong' to 'The Heiress'," 15 Aug. 2019 Don't look at the dollar signs or the name on the jersey. — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, "Quinnen Williams ‘showing up’ for New York Jets," 5 Aug. 2019 Everything Disney does has a point, even if that point is preceded by a dollar sign and a string of digits. — Los Angeles Times, "‘The Lion King’ is a huge hit. It might also be Disney’s most dispiriting remake yet," 22 July 2019 Those dollar signs promised ribeye, green bean almondine and mashed potatoes. — Daliah Singer, The Know, "Restaurant review: Prohibition-era Arvada Tavern is all about the (really great) drinks," 26 June 2019 The crowd lining the streets did not see dollar signs, however. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Big spotlight means ‘everything changed’ for Imperial boxing champ Andy Ruiz Jr.," 23 June 2019 Intel has always placed the dollar sign in its proper place, before the price. — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, "Take that Intel 10th-gen 'Comet Lake' CPU leak with a massive grain of salt," 10 July 2019 Now just imagine the uproar if the federation’s lawyers are seen to be quibbling over dollar signs as all of America is celebrating its latest team of sweethearts. — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, "Opinion: More than title at stake for USWNT in World Cup final. Trophy would boost legal case," 6 July 2019 As the ball came across to her, waiting to just be turned into the goal, White said that her 'eyes were like dollar signs'. — SI.com, "Ellen White Reflects on Pivotal Lionesses Penalty in USA Semi-Final & Reveals Why She Didn't Take it," 3 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dollar sign.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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