# half-dollar

Pronunciation: US say "haf-DOL-er" /ˌhæfˈdɑlɚ/; UK say "hahf-DOL-uh" /ˌhɑːfˈdɒlə/

## Noun

1. A coin worth fifty cents, equal to one half of a US dollar.
   - Simple: A US coin equal to fifty cents, or half of one dollar.
   - _The cashier handed him two half-dollars in change._
   - _Collectors still prize the silver half-dollar struck before 1965._

## Origin

Formed from the prefix "half-" combined with "dollar."

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