dollar mark
A cashier rings up a purchase on a register that shows a dollar mark next to the total.
- Noun:
- A mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollars: The primary meaning refers to the typographical symbol used to denote units of currency, especially the US dollar.
- A symbol of commercialism or greed: A figurative meaning where the symbol represents the power of money, materialism, or excessive desire for wealth.
Noun (Literal - Currency Symbol):
- The price was listed with a dollar mark: $50.
- Please add the dollar mark before the amount on the invoice.
Noun (Figurative - Symbol of Greed):
- For him, every decision was guided by the dollar mark.
- The artist criticized a society obsessed with the dollar mark.
"To see the dollar mark": To perceive the potential for profit or financial gain in a situation.
- Investors immediately saw the dollar mark in the new technology.
"Chasing the dollar mark": Pursuing money as a primary goal.
- He left his artistic career behind, chasing the dollar mark in corporate finance.
Dollar sign: A more common synonym for the literal meaning of the currency symbol.
- The dollar sign is also used for some other currencies, like the Canadian dollar.
Commercialism (n): An emphasis on maximizing profit, often at the expense of artistic or social value.
- Greed (n): An intense and selfish desire for wealth or material gain.
- Currency symbol: A general term for symbols like $, €, £.
- Money symbol: A broader term for any symbol representing wealth or currency.
- Profit motive: A phrase related to the figurative meaning, indicating the drive for financial gain.
The almighty dollar: An idiom expressing the perceived power and influence of money.
- He worships the almighty dollar. (This is a direct use from the reference context.)
Dollar signs in [someone's] eyes: An idiom describing someone who is visibly imagining or anticipating making a lot of money.
- When she described the business idea, you could see dollar signs in his eyes.
- The term "dollar mark" is less common in everyday American English than "dollar sign," though both are understood. "Dollar mark" may appear in more formal or technical contexts.
- The figurative usage is inherently critical, portraying the pursuit of money in a negative light.
A cashier rings up a purchase on a register that shows a dollar mark next to the total.
- a mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollars
- a symbol of commercialism or greed
- he worships the almighty dollar
- the dollar sign means little to him