Definition of dollars-and-centsnext
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 Such randomness has real dollars-and-cents consequences, the researchers argue, because there’s a chance that a pricier, more advanced GPU won’t deliver better performance than an older model chip. IEEE Spectrum, 23 Apr. 2026 There could be a dollars-and-cents calculation based on medical costs and out-of-work time. 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 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
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Adjective
  • The potential divergence among these three major central banks at this single juncture underscores the complexity of the current global financial environment.
    , CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Working families most likely to lose access are the very consumers with thin credit files, uneven income, or past financial setbacks.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Race could change research The economic scale of AI development adds another layer to the dispute.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Michael Strain, director of economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, a center-right think tank, said Trump would be repeating the same policy mistake as his predecessor, Democratic former President Joe Biden.
    BILL BARROW, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
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  • Kristian Kerr, head of macro strategy for LPL Financial, pointed to the spread between French and German 10-year yields as a key indicator, with 90 basis points historically serving as a ceiling during times of fiscal stress.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Revenue in a segment of the business that includes on-board spending jumped more than 7% year over year in its fiscal second quarter.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Dollars-and-cents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollars-and-cents. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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