dollar sign
noun
: a mark $ placed before a number to indicate that it stands for dollars
called also dollar mark
Examples of dollar sign in a Sentence
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In her own naive way, Miss Manners notices that your concern about gift cards requires a remarkable number of dollar signs to express.
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Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Voters in Florida will see dollar signs that are nonexistent in the long run.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
13 June 2026
Six months before the January 2025 fires, directed ChatGPT to generate an image of a burning forest, a bunch of people running away from it, with people in poverty trying to get past a gigantic gate with dollar signs on it.
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Sierra Van Der Brug,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
On StubHub, 40 out of Grande’s 41 tour dates have four dollar signs.
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Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
6 June 2026
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Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Voters in Florida will see dollar signs that are nonexistent in the long run.
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
13 June 2026
Six months before the January 2025 fires, directed ChatGPT to generate an image of a burning forest, a bunch of people running away from it, with people in poverty trying to get past a gigantic gate with dollar signs on it.
—
Sierra Van Der Brug,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
On StubHub, 40 out of Grande’s 41 tour dates have four dollar signs.
—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
6 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for dollar sign
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“Dollar sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dollar%20sign. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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