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.
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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
Of 2,000 hospitals in the U.S. reviewed by the organization, only 335 hospitals (16.8%) were found to be sufficient in their disclosure of dollars-and-cents prices.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 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
But in a polarized political environment, that dollars-and-cents appeal isn’t what’s breaking through. ‘Removed’ or ‘canceled’?
—Brian Stelter, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2023
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
Of 2,000 hospitals in the U.S. reviewed by the organization, only 335 hospitals (16.8%) were found to be sufficient in their disclosure of dollars-and-cents prices.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 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
But in a polarized political environment, that dollars-and-cents appeal isn’t what’s breaking through. ‘Removed’ or ‘canceled’?
—Brian Stelter, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dollars-and-cents
Adjective
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Topics include financial literacy and legal business structures to recipe development and safe food handling.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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At the time, David Hackett, senior vice president and chief financial officer at Expeditors, attributed the improvements to artificial intelligence deployments.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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China has long been North Korea’s principal economic lifeline and most important diplomatic partner.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Gold is a safe-haven asset that investors gravitate toward when economic and political turmoil erupts, sending waves through the markets.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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What that figure means for the city’s fiscal health, however, was a point of disagreement on the council.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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The great-grandson of a member of the 1857 Oregon Constitutional Convention, Packwood established himself as a social moderate and fiscal conservative who often voted across party lines.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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“Dollars-and-cents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollars-and-cents. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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