half-dollar

half-dol·lar

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [haf, hahf dol-er]
- /hæf, hɑf ˈdɒl ər/
- /hɑːf ˈdɒlə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [haf, hahf dol-er]
- /hæf, hɑf ˈdɒl ər/

Definitions of half-dollar word

noun half-dollar a silver or cupronickel coin of the U.S., equal to 50 cents. 1
noun half-dollar a silver or nickel coin of Canada, equal to 50 cents. 1
noun half-dollar (in the US) a 50-cent piece 0
noun half-dollar a U.S. or Canadian coin, equal to 50 cents: the U.S. half dollar is made of silver and copper 0
noun half-dollar A coin worth one half of a dollar. 0

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Origin of half-dollar

First appearance:

before 1755

One of the 47% newest English words

First recorded in 1755-65

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Parts of speech for Half-dollar

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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half-dollar popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% 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.