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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.
Meanings
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(US, not-comparable) In terms of dollars (as opposed to percentage, or to another currency); moneywise; monetarily; financially.
Dollarwise, I probably lost out by at least 100 percent, but it spawned a career.
2008, Robert Schleicher, The Lionel Legend: An American Icon, page 18: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.
2008 March 27, “New Day, Line by Budget Line”, in New York Times: