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Ahn Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

on the dollar

There was a brief point in September when the worst seemed to be over; prices rose to around 85 cents on the dollar.

What is '85 cents on the dollar'? Is there any difference between '85 cents' and '85 cents on the dollar'?

  

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I think it means 85%, can I see more context? (85 cents per dollar)

  • I think it means 85%, can I see more context?
  • (85 cents per dollar)
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I think it means 85%, can I see more context?

(85 cents per dollar)
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http://www.economist.com/daily/columns/marketview/PrinterFriendly.cfm?story_id=10085880

You can see the full context here. The sentence that I asked is in

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