dime

noun

ˈdīm How to pronounce dime (audio)
Definition of dimenext
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 The majority of Fortune 500 CEOs are now flying private on the company dime, according to the executive data firm Equilar. — Sam Klebanov, Fortune, 27 July 2026 Calypso is a strawberry blond, green-eyed dime with lip filler and a case of Instagram face. — Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2026 And, so, a nickel more, a dime more, a quarter more, for the ultimate payoff. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026 The families who sued him, so far, have yet to see a dime from Jones. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for dime
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  1. hay
  2. pittance
Noun
  • Lehman grows soybeans, corn, oats and hay on the land his family has worked for five generations.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 30 July 2026
  • There were chickens, cows and goats to tend to, fences to mend, hay to haul.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of hay
Noun
  • Many are in their 70s or older, hauling tens of kilograms of cardboard for a pittance in order to scrape by in one of Asia’s richest cities.
    — Catherine Phillips, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
  • The offer was a relative pittance, but Toek Tik gladly accepted.
    — Matthew Campbell, Bloomberg, 22 May 2026
Definition of pittance

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