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two commas noun. One million dollars. (Also: three commas, one billion dollars; to have two commas, to be a millionaire.)

Example Citation:
"Some Britons will have heard of Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon.com. But who outside the US would recognise C. Everett Koop or Todd Krizelman? They both have their 'two commas — the latest American shorthand for millionaire status — after floating their infant Internet businesses on Wall Street."
—Adams Jones "Fortune favours the dreamers with the Big Internet Idea," The Times (London), July 22, 1999

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Subject Category:
Business - Money

Posted on March 22, 2000 at 10:23 PM


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