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dime

8 entries found.

Main Entry:
dime 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈdīm\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, tenth part, tithe, from Anglo-French disme, dime, from Latin decima, from feminine of decimus tenth, from decem ten — more at ten
Date:
1786
1 a: a coin of the United States worth 110 dollar b: a petty sum of money2: a Canadian 10-cent piece3slang : a packet containing 10 dollars worth of an illicit drug (as marijuana) —called also dime bag
a dime a dozen
: so plentiful or commonplace as to be of little esteem or slight value
on a dime
1: in a very small area <these cars can turn on a dime>2: instantly
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