half-a-dollar
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Meaning · English
Half-crown (in pre-decimalisation currency)
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “half-a-dollar” mean?
Half-crown (in pre-decimalisation currency)
Is “half-a-dollar” formal or informal?
half-a-dollar is generally slang.