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money regarded as a major goal in life or as the basis of power: Love of the almighty dollar has ruined many people.[1830-40, Amer.]
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Almighty dollar — is an idiom often used to satirize an obsession for material wealth (the phrase implies that money is a kind of deity). The phrase is commonly attributed to Washington Irving, who used it in the story The Creole Village , which was first… … Wikipedia
almighty dollar — n. the dollar viewed as a symbol of power or greed. □ You don’t care about anything but the almighty dollar. □ The world’s economy seems to depend on an adequate supply of the almighty dollar … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
almighty dollar — money regarded as a major goal in life or as the basis of power: Love of the almighty dollar has ruined many people. [1830 40, Amer.] * * * almighty dollar, U.S. Informal. money thought of as all powerful … Useful english dictionary
ALMIGHTY DOLLAR — the Almighty whom the Americans are charged with worshipping, first applied to them, it would seem, by Washington Irving … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
almighty dollar — noun (United States English, pejorative) The dollar, satirically characterized as a being a god … Wiktionary
The Almighty Dollar (Ozzy Osbourne song) — Infobox Song Name = The Almighty Dollar Artist = Ozzy Osbourne Album = Black Rain Released = May 22, 2007 track no = 5 Recorded = 2006 Genre = Heavy metal Industrial metal Length = 6:57 Label = Epic Records Writer = Ozzy Osbourne Kevin Churko… … Wikipedia
the almighty dollar — (Washington Irving) Money, esp as all powerful • • • Main Entry: ↑almighty … Useful english dictionary
dollar — dol‧lar [ˈdɒlə ǁ ˈdɑːlər] written abbreviation dol. noun [countable] 1. FINANCE the name of the currency unit used in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, and some other countries. The symbol for the dollar is $: •… … Financial and business terms
almighty — [ôl mīt′ē] adj. [ME almihtig < OE ealmihtig < eal, ALL + mihtig, MIGHTY] 1. having unlimited power; all powerful 2. Informal great; extreme [an almighty nuisance] adv. Slang extremely extremely … English World dictionary
almighty — (adj.) O.E. ælmihtig all powerful, also a by name of God; compound of æl (see ALL (Cf. all)) + mihtig (see MIGHTY (Cf. mighty)); common Germanic (Cf. O.S. alomahtig, O.H.G. alamahtic, Ger. allmächtig, O.N. almattigr), perhaps an early Germanic… … Etymology dictionary
