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    History

    The symbol appears in business correspondence in the 1770s from Spanish America, the early independent U.S., British … See more

    Currencies that use the dollar sign

    The numerous currencies called "dollar" use the dollar sign to express money amounts. The sign is also generally used for the many currencies called "peso" (except the Philippine peso, which uses the symbol "… See more

    Other namesPeso sign
    In UnicodeU+0024 $ DOLLAR SIGN ( · $)
    CurrencyMany (see dollar, peso)
    Origins and Uses
    Origins and Uses
    What does the dollar sign mean and where did it come from? In this video, we will explore the history and significance of this familiar symbol of money.
    One stroke vs. two strokes

    In some places and at some times, the one- and two-stroke variants have been used in the same contexts to distinguish between the U.S. dollar and other local currency, such as the former Portuguese escudo.
    However, s… See more

    Use in computer software

    Because of its use in early American computer applications such as business accounting, the dollar sign is almost universally present in computer character sets, and thus has been appropriated for many purp… See more

    Other uses

    The symbol is sometimes used derisively, in place of the letter S, to indicate greed or excess money such as in "Micro$oft", "Di$ney", "Chel$ea" and "GW$"; or supposed overt Americanisation as in "$ky". The dolla… See more

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