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 is any sense, not just financial — intellectual, artistic and physical.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
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Years later, their love for each other is still apparent, but so is the financial divide between them: John has yet to make it as an actor and is instead cater-waiting at the wedding, Lucy is there as a cherished guest.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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The city is a global financial hub that is renowned for its economic strength and high quality of life, according to the report.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
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Now is the time for Connecticut residents to contact their legislators and the governor and urge them to fully fund critical programs and invest in Connecticut’s economic future.—
Zane Tickoo,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Musk and other fiscal hawks want the bill to cut spending by far more, or cut taxes by much less, in order to avoid further swelling the national debt.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2025
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Narrow majorities in both chambers were always going to make the effort a high-wire act to balance the hardline fiscal hawks’ desires with the needs of the more moderate members who populate the conferences in both chambers.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
4 June 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 Jun. 2025.
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