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 coins include the quarter, dime, nickel and penny, as well as signature coins, all with unique elements and features emblematic of the nation's milestone. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 28 June 2026 But Demings did not ask the tourism overlords to contribute to the cause, not so much as a dime from the TDT. — Mike Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026 Just as important, opting in does not cost Maryland taxpayers a dime. — Jeffrey S. Trimbath, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2026 And its deft balance between free-wheeling improvisations and stop-on-a-dime dynamic precision, fire and finesse, never fails to impress. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for dime
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  1. hay
  2. pittance
Noun
  • Another photo showed Langley stretched across a stack of hay bales while modeling the same denim look.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026
  • The books give very small children pure possession of some of the places their imaginations most like to wander, with a palm tree and a boat for their island, a barn and a pile of hay for their farm, rocks and a bridge for their forest.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 7 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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