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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The Initiative also ensures that HBCUs have the knowledge and tools to implement best practices, execute sophisticated financial strategies, and achieve long-term sustainability.—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Amid all of that, financial markets are freaking out because of the White House’s ever-shifting tariff policies, which threaten to take a sledgehammer to the economy.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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Too far, too fast, is one way of describing concern about gold which is being powered by a combination of investor concern about the global economic outlook, fear of inflation, central bank buying, and geopolitical tension.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The reason: growing pessimism about the country's economic outlook as the Trump administration beats the drum for a trade war with Canada, Mexico, China and other countries.—
Anne Marie Lee,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2025
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For the year, the deficit totaled $1.15 trillion through the first five months of fiscal 2025.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
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Lawmakers should use these numbers as a wakeup call on the reality of our unsustainable fiscal situation and get to work on putting in place a comprehensive plan to stabilize and bring our debt down to sustainable levels.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Dollars-and-cents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollars-and-cents. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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