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
While crimes are a dime a dozen on network police dramas, in the series’ opening episodes, Lena, Danny and the Silvers confront issues that address real-life problems.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Jaundiced-looking skin, dime-sized bruises on the arms.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
And, things can turn on a dime, so hug those kiddos extra tight!
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
But as cars streamed into the park’s entrance off the Rickenbacker Causeway, many visitors were met by protesters urging them not to spend another dime at the faded South Florida tourist attraction.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Jaundiced-looking skin, dime-sized bruises on the arms.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
And, things can turn on a dime, so hug those kiddos extra tight!
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
But as cars streamed into the park’s entrance off the Rickenbacker Causeway, many visitors were met by protesters urging them not to spend another dime at the faded South Florida tourist attraction.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dime
Noun
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General admission and parking are free, and the farm has many no-cost attractions including a corn bath and hay pyramid.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Wild have five more games in this home stand to make some hay after going 1-3-1 on their last road trip.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
25 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 2 Nov. 2025.
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