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dime

[dahym]

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noun

a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
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1. ten dollars.
2. a 10-year prison sentence.
3. dime bag.

dime

/ �岹ɪ�� /

noun

a coin of the US and Canada, worth one tenth of a dollar or ten cents
very cheap or common

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dime¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French di ( s ) me < Latin decima tenth part, tithe, noun use of feminine of decimus tenth, derivative of decem ten

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dime¹

C14: from Old French disme, from Latin decimus tenth, from decem ten

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

a dime a dozen, so abundant that the value has decreased; readily available.

In addition to the idiom beginning with dime, also see drop a dime; get off the dime; not worth a dime on a dime.

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Example Sentences

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Among those who were apparently educated on the taxpayers’ dimes is Secretary McMahon, a North Carolina native who holds a degree from East Carolina University, a public institution supported by the taxpayers of North Carolina.

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Another legend, Sam Snead, joked: "I put a dime down to mark my ball and the dime slipped away."

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And despite the eight-game turnaround turning into a two-game skid to end the weekend against the Marlins, Young knows the Angels could turn it back around on a dime.

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Yes, when you average out the billionaires with everybody else who's just scraping two dimes together to try and afford their home and their groceries, yeah, it looks fine.

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Comer denied the request Friday, stating in a letter that he would not “approve a single dime of taxpayer funds” for such a trip.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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