as in financial
of or relating to money, banking, or investments
a dollars-and-cents analysis of the situation
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Recent Examples of dollars-and-cents
Of 2,000 hospitals in the U.S. reviewed by the organization, only 335 hospitals (16.8%) were found to be sufficient in their disclosure of dollars-and-cents prices.
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
The numbers have serious impacts on dollars-and-cents issues, from the size of the nation’s workforce to the number of people drawing off programs such as Social Security and Medicare.
—Dante Chinni, NBC News, 4 June 2023
But in a polarized political environment, that dollars-and-cents appeal isn’t what’s breaking through. ‘Removed’ or ‘canceled’?
—Brian Stelter, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2023
Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
The numbers have serious impacts on dollars-and-cents issues, from the size of the nation’s workforce to the number of people drawing off programs such as Social Security and Medicare.
—Dante Chinni, NBC News, 4 June 2023
But in a polarized political environment, that dollars-and-cents appeal isn’t what’s breaking through. ‘Removed’ or ‘canceled’?
—Brian Stelter, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dollars-and-cents
Adjective
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All three platforms can cite one particular business for helping drive recent success: financial services.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune,
22 June 2025
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Idris Elba stars as Derek, a successful financial executive whose life begins to unravel when a temp worker named Lisa (Ali Larter) becomes strangely (well, there’s no way to put this) obsessed with him.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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Tom Corringham is a research economist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography who studies the economic impact of climate change and extreme weather events.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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Decisive action will enable us to preserve our world-leading research infrastructure and protect the economic health of our Commonwealth for the benefit of all our citizens.—
Alan M. Leventhal,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
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Colorado’s health department is bracing for several layoffs early next month for workers focused on cancer and heart disease prevention, thanks to the apparent loss of nearly $2 million in federal grant funding and the state’s own bleak fiscal outlook.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
28 June 2025
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The Senate bill is expected to face pushback from conflicting factions of the party, particularly from fiscal hawks who want to reduce the deficit and lawmakers who have drawn a red line on major cuts to social safety net programs.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
28 June 2025
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“Dollars-and-cents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollars-and-cents. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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