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advertising/investment/tax, etc. dollars
► COMMERCE, FINANCE dollars that come from or are spent on a particular activity: »
Analysts predict there will not be enough advertising dollars for every online company.
»Congressional Democrats pledged to find more research dollars for clean energy.
Main Entry: ↑dollar
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tax dollars UK US noun [plural] US TAX
► money collected in taxes, often used to talk about government spending: federal/local/state tax dollars »
The campaign was funded largely through local tax dollars.
»The sign at the construction site reads, ""Your Tax Dollars At Work"".
Financial and business terms. 2012.