half dollar


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

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

Origin of half dollar

1
First recorded in 1755–65

Words Nearby half dollar

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How to use half dollar in a sentence

  • The effect of this trick is as follows: A small metal box, just large enough to hold a half dollar and about 1/2 in.

  • That night he came home wild with delight,—he had earned a whole dollar, and knew how he could earn another half dollar to-morrow.

    The English Orphans | Mary Jane Holmes
  • The amount poured on the brick should be about the size of a half dollar.

    Elements of Plumbing | Samuel Dibble
  • The blister, if larger than a half dollar, should be opened near the edge with a needle which has been passed through a flame.

    The Mother and Her Child | William S. Sadler
  • He reminded Harrison of the half dollar long over due, and obligingly offered to take it out in circus tickets.

    Watch Yourself Go By | Al. G. Field

British Dictionary definitions for half-dollar

half-dollar

noun
  1. (in the US) a 50-cent piece

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