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dollarwise

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[dol-er-wahyz] / ˈdɒl ərˌwaɪz /

adverb

  1. as expressed in dollars; in dollars and cents.

    How much does a million euros amount to, dollarwise?

  2. on a monetary basis; financially.

    The plan has disadvantages, but we will come out ahead dollarwise.


Etymology

Origin of dollarwise

First recorded in 1940–45; dollar + -wise


Example Sentences

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Instead, the biggest dent, dollarwise, would be made on those who have the most to spend on nonessentials.

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They, too, were doing better dollarwise, the Department of Commerce reported last week.

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The 58,000,000 people working in the U.S. were not turning out any more goods, dollarwise, than 54,000,000 had during the war years.

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But Eversharp, Inc., which has shot up from a near bankrupt company to the biggest pen & pencilmaker in the world, dollarwise, last week tried a new trick.

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Priscilla Kidder, owner of the tony Priscilla of Boston bridal shops, is having the biggest year "dollarwise" of all her 45 in business.

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