dollars-and-cents
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of dollars-and-cents
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Even worse are the hardheaded dollars-and-cents realists of Wall Street who take this new reality as a given.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
He secured another producer, though he knew he was being valued for the dollars-and-cents draw of his “Shaft” association.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2022
Neither side will provide dollars-and-cents details about their negotiations.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2022
Its decision, he argued, was based on a fundamental, dollars-and-cents analysis of where the auto industry is headed and the cars that it expects to become best sellers in the future.
From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2021
Dollars and Cents Value Since the first publication of "The Selling Process" thousands of enthusiastic readers of the book have voluntarily borne witness to its practical, dollars-and-cents value to them in their daily work.
From Certain Success by Hawkins, Norval A.
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