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

Recent Examples on the Web

Cost of the ruling The Supreme Court’s ruling on the issue comes with a dollar sign attached. — Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2026

Allison worries everyday fans are being conditioned to see the diamond – or the court or the field – as slot machines and the human athletes as spinning symbols that sometimes align as dollar signs. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026

According to multiple people briefed on FIFA’s planning for the competition, who wished to remain anonymous to protect relationships, Infantino was determined to make a splash and, in FIFA-land, nothing makes a splash quite like dollar signs. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 31 July 2026

However, there are plenty of more affordable models out there that bring the bass without the extra dollar signs. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dollar sign

• alkaline
• andesine
• anodyne
• anticline
• arginine
• asinine
• benzidine
• borderline
• byzantine
• calamine
• caroline
• centerline

Kids Definition

dollar sign

noun

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