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 Patriots opened in a three-safety nickel package and even played dime personnel (six defensive backs) on third-and-short. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2026 Variety has learned that the team is not asking for first dollar gross, meaning they’d get paid from the box office pot before the studio recoups a dime. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026 Instead, after Germany invaded the USSR, Stalin turned on a dime and howled—correctly—that Germany was preparing to wipe the Russians out. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 Rookie cornerback Jadon Canady, on the field in a dime look, broke up a Mahomes pass intended for Kelce. — Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dime
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  1. hay
  2. pittance
Noun
  • Megdal said that grass and hay production could impact grocery prices.
    — Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Raised over the hillside on four wooden stilts, its design is inspired by the traditional hay barns in the neighboring region – specifically their form once filled with hay.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of hay
Noun
  • Yet even still, a sale to Liverpool for such an amount would represent a tidy profit on a player that joined the reserves from Boston River for a pittance in 2018.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of pittance

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