dollar sign

English Thesaurus

1. a mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollars (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	mark,
definition	:	a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation) (noun.communication)

2. a symbol of commercialism or greed (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	symbol,
definition	:	an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance (noun.communication)