Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dollarwise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dol-lar-wise
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In terms of dollars (as opposed to percentage, or to another currency); moneywise; monetarily; financially.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Dollarwise it was the biggest change in years, but percentagewise it was not a record-breaking change."
"There are far larger budget fights looming, dollarwise."
"Dollarwise, I probably lost out by at least 100 percent, but it spawned a career."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *dalą Proto-West Germanic *dal Old High German tal Middle High German tal German Tal German Talerder. Middle Low German dālerbor. Dutch dalerbor. English dollar Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English dollarwise From dollar + -wise.

Usage

American usage

Frequently Paired Words

percentagewise

Questions

What does dollarwise mean?: In terms of dollars (as opposed to percentage, or to another currency); moneywise; monetarily; financially.
Where does dollarwise come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *dalą Proto-West Germanic *dal Old High German tal Middle High German tal German Tal German Talerder. Middle Low German dālerbor. Dutch dalerbor. English dollar Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English dollarwise From dollar + -wise.

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