dollar sign
dol·lar sign
D d Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dol-er sahyn]
- /ˈdɒl ər saɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dol-er sahyn]
- /ˈdɒl ər saɪn/
Definitions of dollar sign words
- noun dollar sign the symbol $ before a number indicating that the number represents dollars. 1
- noun dollar sign punctuation symbol ($ ), used to indicate a price in dollars 0
- noun dollar sign a symbol ($) for dollar or dollars 0
- noun dollar sign punctuation symbol $, used to indicate a price in dollars. 0
- noun dollar sign (programming) in certain languages (such as Perl or PHP), to indicate a variable. 0
- noun dollar sign (programming) in certain languages, used to indicate a hexadecimal constant. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of dollar sign
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1855-60
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dollar sign
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dollar sign popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
dollar sign usage trend in Literature
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