quarter dollar

noun

1. quarter.

Word History and Origins

Origin of quarter dollar¹

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95

Example Sentences

A menswear jacket originally made for Doc Severinsen has dozens of Levi’s jean patterns overlapping and crisscrossing, complete with zippers for embellishment, back pockets for the jacket’s main pockets and an antique U.S. quarter dollar as the fastening button.

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For the second quarter, Dollar Tree anticipates earnings in a range of $1 to $1.10 per share with revenue of $7.3 billion to $7.6 billion.

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Now, 90 years after she created it, her image will finally make it onto the US quarter dollar coin.

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Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff during a tour of the Denver Mint, one of the two locations that manufactures coins for the new American Women Quarters Program, which includes the Maya Angelou quarter dollar coin, in Denver, Colorado, U.S.,

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Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen speaks to employees after touring The Denver Mint, One of the two locations manufacturing coins for the new American Women Quarters Program, which includes the Maya Angelou quarter dollar coin, in Denver, Colorado, U.S.,

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