dollar sign
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4.5
- noun
- /ˈdɑːlər saɪn/
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signo de dólar
- I think witnesses, they see the dollar signs and they come forward.
- see dollar signs
I think witnesses, they see the dollar signs and they come forward.
- I think witnesses, they see the dollar signs and they come forward.
- We live in a go getter system where people are really viewed as dollar signs for a greater system and all the different industries that were plugged into.
- Most people who dream of dollar signs never quite get rich enough, while those who do what they love often find more riches than they ever had imagined possible.
- I am so sick of me being looked at as a dollar sign.
- Jeff Zucker saw dollar signs in his eyes when he saw the Trump pressers and rallies that were entertaining, dynamic, unpredictable and absolutely ratings gold.
Examples
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Most people who dream of dollar signs never quite get rich enough, while those who do what they love often find more riches than they ever had imagined possible.
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In her business pitch, she emphasized that the dollar sign should not overshadow the importance of quality.
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They see nothing but dollar signs.
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The regulars here have tunnel vision; all they understand is dollar signs.
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We live in a go getter system where people are really viewed as dollar signs for a greater system and all the different industries that were plugged into.
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Whether you're dead or alive, you're just a dollar sign to Jake Cahill on Bounty Law.
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Jeff Zucker saw dollar signs in his eyes when he saw the Trump pressers and rallies that were entertaining, dynamic, unpredictable and absolutely ratings gold.
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Many people focus on the dollar sign instead of valuing passion and creativity.
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Detecting the dollar sign in their motivations helped him understand their true intentions.
Synonyms
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5.8
Money that strongly influences what people do and choose
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1.0
A sign $ that you put before a number to show dollars
Antonyms
How Commercial
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'dollar' (money/wealth) with 'sign' (symbol): a learner who knows both words will understand it denotes the symbol for money and, by extension, a symbol of commercialism or greed. This noun+noun compounding and the literal-to-figurative shift are cross-linguistically common and follow predictable composition patterns, so it is accessible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Dollar sign is the money symbol $, and because it so clearly stands for money, people use it to show 'commercialism' or 'greed'. So when you see the dollar sign used that way, it means someone is focused on money.