Almighty Dollar
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Washington Irving seems to have been the first to use this expression: —
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Almighty Dollar” mean?
Washington Irving seems to have been the first to use this expression: —
Is “Almighty Dollar” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.