dime

noun

\ ˈdīm

Definition of dime

1a : a coin of the U.S. worth ¹/₁₀ dollar

b : a petty sum of money

2 : a Canadian 10-cent piece

3 slang : a packet containing 10 dollars worth of an illicit drug (such as marijuana)

— called also dime bag

4 informal : money provided to pay expenses Executives in a perk-rich environment get used to living on the company's dime [=on the company's money; at the company's expense]— James Surowiecki They hopped a Greyhound, on their own dime, and had such a good time they stayed on …— Mark Ribowsky The boys are worthless, feckless layabouts, living off David's dime.— Whitney Pastorek

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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