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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.


half-dollar

noun

  1. (in the US) a 50-cent piece
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of half dollar1

First recorded in 1755–65
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Example Sentences

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 amount poured on the brick should be about the size of a half dollar.

The blister, if larger than a half dollar, should be opened near the edge with a needle which has been passed through a flame.

He reminded Harrison of the half dollar long over due, and obligingly offered to take it out in circus tickets.

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