half dollar
noun
1.
a silver or cupronickel coin of the U.S., equal to 50 cents.
2.
a silver or nickel coin of Canada, equal to 50 cents.
Origin
1755-65
Examples from the web for
half dollar
He turns a
half dollar
into a nickel with a flick of his hand.
We cut it into thin slices about the size of a
half dollar
and add it to the sauce.
The typical player would bet maybe a
half dollar
per pull.
Hold up the image of a
half dollar
and ask the students to locate and point to this coin on their worksheet.
The cents must be disregarded if the cents amount to less than one-
half dollar
.