five-and-ten
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noun \ˌfīv-ən-ˈten\Definition of FIVE-AND-TEN
: a retail store that carries chiefly inexpensive merchandise (as notions and household goods) —called also five-and-dime
See Origin of FIVE-AND-TEN
from the fact that all articles in such stores were formerly priced at either 5 or 10 cents
First Known Use: 1880
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