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number signs

number signs is the plural of number sign.

Meaning of number sign

Noun

number sign (plural number signs)

  1. (US) The character # used to represent the word number.
    • The number sign (#) is used when the number to be printed represents cents only, and is designed to prevent any one from placing a false figure in the dollar position on the check.1912, United States. Patent Office, Specifications and Drawings of Patents Issued from the United States Patent Office, Volume 466, Part 2, Issues 99-988, U.S. Government Printing Office, page 4919
    Synonyms:
    hash sign, pound sign, crunch, hash, hash mark /hashmark, hashtag, octothorpe /octothorn, pound, square

Questions about number signs

What is number signs the plural of?
Number signs is the plural of number sign.

Words near number signs in the dictionary

  1. number sentence
  2. number sentences
  3. number seven
  4. number sevens
  5. number sign
  6. number signs
  7. number six
  8. number sixes
  9. number system
  10. number systems
  11. number ten

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