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- noun Abbreviation of
peso . - noun Abbreviation of
dollar . - noun figuratively A substitute for the letter S or a space or hyphen used as a symbol of (
perceived ) greedy business practices - noun programming used to indicate a
variable - noun computer science (parsers, regexes)
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Etymologies
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$ appears to have evolved ca 1775 in the United States from a common abbreviation for pesos, also known as piastres or pieces of eight, a P–raised S ligature PS that passed through a stage resembling ֆ. It was used in the US before the adoption of the dollar in 1785.
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