half dollar

noun

a silver or cupronickel coin of the U.S., equal to 50 cents.

a silver or nickel coin of Canada, equal to 50 cents.

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Origin of half dollar

First recorded in 1755–65

Words nearby half dollar

half cent, half cock, half crown, half deck, half dime, half dollar, half eagle, half frame, half gainer, half hitch, half holiday

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Example sentences from the Web for half-dollar

But Charlie never got that half-dollar, and I do not think such a chatterbox deserved it.
Golden Moments|Anonymous
I took a half-dollar from my pocket and gave it to the oldest.
The Silent Bullet|Arthur B. Reeve
Why, don't you see, Phil reckons that this half-dollar may have been coined right here in this birch bark cabin!
Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys|Silas K. Boone
But Helen Messiter whirled her pony as on a half-dollar, and charged down on the stable.
Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West|William MacLeod Raine

He and Bobby risked a half-dollar of the capital in cards embossed with holly wreaths.
The Adventures of Bobby Orde|Stewart Edward White

British Dictionary definitions for half-dollar

half-dollar

noun

(in the US) a 50-cent piece

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