Alexander Hamilton
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Meaning · English
A United States ten-dollar bill.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
“Take it. Butter for your bread.” / Frowning, he flipped through the bills, a cyclorama of Alexander Hamiltons. “That’s a pretty big smear,” Callahan said. / “It’s a grand. You take risks, you earned it.”
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “Alexander Hamilton” mean?
A United States ten-dollar bill.
Is “Alexander Hamilton” formal or informal?
Alexander Hamilton is generally slang.