dollar-a-year
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of dollar-a-year
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20
Example Sentences
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Gary Bandy, who died at 80 from cardiovascular problems in October 2021, transformed his family’s Burbank-based business “from a million- dollar-a-year company into a $14-million-a-year company,” said Brett Bandy, one of Gary’s 11 children.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
Annual dollar-a-year increases continue until all employers reach $15 an hour in 2023.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 29, 2019
The "dollar-a-year men" consisted of prominent executives, bankers and manufacturers who volunteered to serve in government roles to help the war effort during WWI.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2016
Whitman joins a club of high-profile CEOs who have drawn the dollar-a-year salary, which include Apple's Steve Jobs, Yahoo Inc founder Jerry Yang and Google executives Larry Page, Eric Schmidt and Sergey Brin.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2011
"Because they'll make you a dollar-a-year man and we're not in this to make any stinking dollar a year," Harry Bettis said.
From Summer Snow Storm by Llewellyn
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