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
Parry Nickerson has been the team’s dime defender, and notably, Fangio did not turn to him on Thursday night.
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Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
At its peak, Battlefield 6’s story mode operates on the same wavelength as late-2000s military shooters, where morally gray acts of war are a dime a dozen, punctuated by the shock value of domestic threats played out with an immersive POV.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
When the flight is covered, staying a little longer and exploring on your own dime starts to feel worth it.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
Plus, most items are on sale and won’t cost you a dime over $30.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
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Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
At its peak, Battlefield 6’s story mode operates on the same wavelength as late-2000s military shooters, where morally gray acts of war are a dime a dozen, punctuated by the shock value of domestic threats played out with an immersive POV.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
When the flight is covered, staying a little longer and exploring on your own dime starts to feel worth it.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
Plus, most items are on sale and won’t cost you a dime over $30.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dime
Noun
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Now Denver returns to Colorado with a home-heavy stretch of the schedule upcoming and a real chance to take their 4-2 record and make more hay.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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Braun makes his hay in transition, off cuts and open spot-up jumpers.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Universal eventually stepped in to bankroll a spin-off movie, though the $39 million budget was a pittance in space opera terms.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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The movie was shot for a pittance, on 16-mm., over a number of years, on the streets of South Central Los Angeles; few members of the cast were professional actors.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Dime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dime. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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