as in financial
of or relating to money, banking, or investments
a dollars-and-cents analysis of the situation
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Recent Examples of dollars-and-cents
The numbers have serious impacts on dollars-and-cents issues, from the size of the nation’s workforce to the number of people drawing off programs such as Social Security and Medicare.
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Dante Chinni, NBC News, 4 June 2023
But in a polarized political environment, that dollars-and-cents appeal isn’t what’s breaking through. ‘Removed’ or ‘canceled’?
—Brian Stelter, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2023
Dante Chinni, NBC News, 4 June 2023
But in a polarized political environment, that dollars-and-cents appeal isn’t what’s breaking through. ‘Removed’ or ‘canceled’?
—Brian Stelter, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dollars-and-cents
Adjective
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That solution starts with financial literacy and economic empowerment.—
John Hope Bryant,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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The complicated financial situation may take a year or more to navigate, Miller said.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This year’s show is projected to generate $24.6 million in economic impact for the city, according to tourism advocacy group Visit Seattle.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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London dominates almost every aspect of British life—economic, political, and cultural—and yet newspapers rarely cover it as a separate entity.—
Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Philosophically, how much agency should the state or other fiscal entities have in determining or forcing personal choice?—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Japan will increase its defense budget to two percent of GDP by fiscal 2027.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Dollars-and-cents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollars-and-cents. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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