DOLLARS-AND-CENTS Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

dollars-and-cents

adjective

ˈdä-lərz-ən(d)-ˈsen(t)s

Definition of dollars-and-cents

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 There could be a dollars-and-cents calculation based on medical costs and out-of-work time. — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026 For Emma, what could have been a simple dollars-and-cents decision was far more complicated. — Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 18 Sep. 2025 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. — Dante Chinni, NBC News, 4 June 2023 Such randomness has real dollars-and-cents consequences, the researchers argue, because there’s a chance that a pricier, more advanced GPU won’t deliver better performance than an older model chip. — IEEE Spectrum, 23 Apr. 2026

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The leader of the Reform UK party – which is topping most UK opinion polls – resigned as a member of parliament for Clacton-on-Sea, his constituency in southeast England, on Tuesday, amid mounting controversy over undeclared financial donations.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
In traditional cybersecurity, a breach compromises data, leading to financial or reputational fallout.

— Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of financial

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Chism took the role of economic development director in 2024 after the role was vacant for two years.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
Was came from a working-class industrial city, making music reflective of Detroit’s technological upheaval and economic neglect.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of economic

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SemiAnalysis also projects Nvidia's data-center compute revenue will run 20% above Wall Street consensus in the second half of fiscal 2027.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Walker said that even aggressive fraud reduction cannot solve the government's broader fiscal problems.

— Brett Rowland The Center Square, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026

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