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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dollar_signDollar sign - Wikipedia

    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".

  2. 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.

  3. Sep 12, 2023 · Dollar sign. Updated: 09/12/2023 by Computer Hope. A dollar sign ($) is the symbol found on the same key as the number four (4) key on United States QWERTY keyboard. The dollar sign represents a U.S. currency value, e.g., $10.00 for ten dollars.

  4. May 29, 2019 · The dollar sign is among the world’s most potent symbols, emblematic of far more than US currency. It’s shorthand for the American dream and all the consumerism and commodification that comes...

  5. The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.

  6. Nov 28, 2012 · According to Rand, the dollar sign (written with two downward slashes instead of one) came from the initials of the United States: A capital U superimposed over a capital S, minus the lower part...

  7. Oct 29, 2021 · The dollar symbol itself ($) is said to be derived from the previously used p s, which represented the Mexican peso, Spanish piaster, or "pieces of eight." People eventually began to write the 'P' over the 'S,' then a single line over the 'S,' creating the dollar symbol.

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