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
So much of The Baltimorons turns on a dime, but these two lonely souls slowly come to appreciate being together.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The water company charged a dime per barrel to provide fire protection for the wooden warehouses that housed distilleries’ aging bourbon.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Lake will drop down to star corner when needed, while McCollough is the likely candidate to play the aforementioned dime linebacker role on passing downs.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
The halcyon days of editors Condé Nast editors wining and dining on the company dime are over.
—Andrew Limbong, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The water company charged a dime per barrel to provide fire protection for the wooden warehouses that housed distilleries’ aging bourbon.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Lake will drop down to star corner when needed, while McCollough is the likely candidate to play the aforementioned dime linebacker role on passing downs.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
The halcyon days of editors Condé Nast editors wining and dining on the company dime are over.
—Andrew Limbong, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dime
Noun
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Her sultry photo shoot for the movie The Outlaw—lying on a stack of hay, holding a gun, blouse straps at her shoulders, revealing just enough—led to a censorship battle.—
Seth Wickersham,
The Atlantic,
8 Sep. 2025
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Video of the zoo bringing in a front-loader filled with hay to give Ruth the support needed to get back on her feet went viral.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Trying to move in earlier to accommodate a pittance of an audience is mind boggling stupidity.—
Pol Ballus,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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And the mitigation the Kraft Group is offering is a pittance of the amount the city should be getting for a 25,000 seat stadium.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Dime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dime. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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