dollar sign

The symbol ($), used mainly to indicate a dollar amount.

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dol′lar sign`

the symbol $ before a number indicating that the number represents dollars.

[1855–60, Amer.]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	dollar sign - a symbol of commercialism or greed; "he worships the almighty dollar"; "the dollar sign means little to him" dollar mark, dollar symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
	2.	dollar sign - a mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollars dollar mark mark - a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark"

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