dollars-and-cents

[ dol-erz-uhn-sents ]

adjective

1. considered strictly in terms of money:

   from a dollars-and-cents viewpoint.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dollars-and-cents¹

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Example Sentences

After three and a half years in such service it was hard for me to get down to a dollars-and-cents business again.

From Project Gutenberg

Yet he too has found long since that courtesy pays dividends, plain dollars-and-cents dividends.

From Project Gutenberg