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The dollar sign, also known as peso sign, is a currency symbol consisting of a capital S crossed with one or two vertical strokes ($ or depending on typeface), used to indicate the unit of various currencies around the world, including most currencies denominated "peso" and "dollar".
dollar sign, $, symbol that represents the dollar, the name of the standard monetary unit used in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and a number of other countries and territories. The dollar sign is also used for several currencies that use different names, including the Brazilian
A currency symbol is a short symbol used as for a currency's name. When writing currency amounts the location of the symbol varies by currency. Many currencies in the English-speaking world and Latin America, place it before the amount (e.g., R$50,00).
