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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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Some benefits don’t have a dollar sign Migration is mostly a young person’s game. Cristobal Young, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025 However, the team announced it would get rid of the campaign following a promotional video that depicted a young woman, with dollar signs for eyes, spending time with an older man. Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025 If there’s a dollar sign in front of it, expect DerParseghian and PTD to be involved. Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025 In the middle, hundreds of thousands of people in poverty are trying to get past a gigantic gate with a big dollar sign on it. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dollar sign

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dollar sign was in 1834

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“Dollar sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dollar%20sign. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

dollar sign

noun
: a mark $ or $ placed before a number to indicate that it stands for dollars
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