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
Words nearby dollars-and-cents
dollarbird,
dollard-des-ormeaux,
dollarfish,
dollarization,
dollars to doughnuts, it's,
dollars-and-cents,
dollarspot,
dollarwise,
dolled up,
dollface,
dollfuss
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