dollars-and-cents

[ dol-erz-uh n-sents ]
/ ˈdɒl ərz ənˈsɛnts /

adjective

considered strictly in terms of money: from a dollars-and-cents viewpoint.

Origin of dollars-and-cents

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Example sentences from the Web for dollars-and-cents

  • After three and a half years in such service it was hard for me to get down to a dollars-and-cents business again.

    Between the Lines |Henry Bascom Smith