dime
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noun \ˈdīm\Definition of DIME
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a : a coin of the United States worth 1⁄10 dollar b : a petty sum of money
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: a Canadian 10-cent piece
3
slang : 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
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: in a very small area <these cars can turn on a dime>
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See Examples of DIME
- <the beauty of this deal is that all the extras won't cost you a dime>
Origin of DIME
Middle English, tenth part, tithe, from Anglo-French disme, dime, from Latin decima, from feminine of decimus tenth, from decem ten — more at ten
First Known Use: 1786
Related to DIME
- Synonyms
- chicken feed [slang], chump change, mite, hay, peanuts, pin money, pittance, shoestring, song, two cents
- Antonyms
- big buck(s), boodle, bundle, fortune, king's ransom, megabuck(s), mint, wad
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