dollar sign
noun
: a mark $ placed before a number to indicate that it stands for dollars
called also dollar mark
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A report in the Guardian that the Club World Cup could become a biennial tournament and expand to 48 teams is likely to be met with eye-rolling by fans and with dollar signs in the eyes of owners.
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
This is what happens when detainees are seen as dollar signs.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
What happens next depends on whether the industry is finally ready to match Black women’s investment with real opportunities (i.e. dollar signs).
—Essence, 7 July 2025
The team has since deleted its promotional videos on Instagram and YouTube showing women with dollar signs in their eyes and one woman having just left a jewelry store with a large ring on her finger.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
This is what happens when detainees are seen as dollar signs.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
What happens next depends on whether the industry is finally ready to match Black women’s investment with real opportunities (i.e. dollar signs).
—Essence, 7 July 2025
The team has since deleted its promotional videos on Instagram and YouTube showing women with dollar signs in their eyes and one woman having just left a jewelry store with a large ring on her finger.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Dollar sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dollar%20sign. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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