as in peanuts
a very small sum of money
the beauty of this deal is that all the extras won't cost you a dime
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Recent Examples of dime
But success turns on a dime in this business, and by the following year something appeared to have changed.
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Kate Knibbs, Wired News, 20 May 2025
George Lucas Pitches Star Wars on the Carlton Terrace (1977)
George Lucas, in Cannes on his own dime for the screening of THX 1138 in the Directors’ Fortnight, wrangled a 10-minute lunch meeting with UA CEO David Picker on the Carlton terrace.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
Cockroaches can squeeze through cracks only one-sixteenth of an inch wide, and mice can fit through holes the size of a dime!
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 5 May 2025
But there was an unsettling element to Green’s infinite knowledge; his guidance could turn on a dime.
—Air Mail, 3 May 2025
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Kate Knibbs, Wired News, 20 May 2025
George Lucas Pitches Star Wars on the Carlton Terrace (1977)
George Lucas, in Cannes on his own dime for the screening of THX 1138 in the Directors’ Fortnight, wrangled a 10-minute lunch meeting with UA CEO David Picker on the Carlton terrace.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
Cockroaches can squeeze through cracks only one-sixteenth of an inch wide, and mice can fit through holes the size of a dime!
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 5 May 2025
But there was an unsettling element to Green’s infinite knowledge; his guidance could turn on a dime.
—Air Mail, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dime
Noun
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The heartwarming and humorous video, presumably filmed by her owner, captures the farm cat lounging in a bed of hay, unfazed and confident despite being caught with another cats' kittens.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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Bright, medium yellow; delicate aromas of hay and spearmint.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
Noun
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His $75,000 signing bonus was a relative pittance compared to what top picks command.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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The amounts, however, are still a pittance compared to what is needed for equipment, weapons or to even replace the dozens of police stations that have been destroyed by gangs.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Dime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dime. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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