Meanings
Most sources hold this to be a coinage of Washington Irving, alluding to "Almighty God", although a Philadelphia newspaper also used the phrase at approximately the same time and Ben Jonson had used "almighty gold" in 1616 in Epistle to Elizabeth, Countess of Rutland.
How to pronounce "almighty dollar":
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The dollar, satirically characterized as a god.
Example Sentences
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Money makes the world go round; it's the almighty dollar!
2
In the corporate world, everyone is chasing after the almighty dollar.
3
Some people are willing to do anything for the almighty dollar.
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He sacrificed his principles for the sake of the almighty dollar.
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The almighty dollar seems to dictate people's actions more than anything else.
