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
There could be a dollars-and-cents calculation based on medical costs and out-of-work time.
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Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
For Emma, what could have been a simple dollars-and-cents decision was far more complicated.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 18 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
For Emma, what could have been a simple dollars-and-cents decision was far more complicated.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 18 Sep. 2025
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.
—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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Howe’s first excursion into the Champions League stretched the squad to translucency, while executive churn, financial restrictions and then a summer of carnage in the transfer market have been challenges to overcome.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Though just a study, rather than a policy change, fixing the financial plumbing for Somaliland is inseparable from the strategic case for Somaliland independence for Republicans like Rose.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Cost of living a major concern The plans come at a time when Americans say that inflation and cost-of-living concerns are their biggest economic gripes heading into the elections.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
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In retaliation, Orbán has vetoed a major $106 billion EU loan to cover Ukraine's military and economic needs for two years.—
LORNE COOK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Alarmed by the flood of companies and people leaving the state, fiscal reformers proposed a ballot initiative to lower the state’s income tax on nonmillionaires from 5% to 4%.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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No matter his ideological desires and his ire at a council that doesn’t trust him and won’t agree to his economically crippling taxes, his first responsibility is to do no more fiscal harm.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Dollars-and-cents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollars-and-cents. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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