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dime

[ dahym ]

noun

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


dime

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noun

  1. a coin of the US and Canada, worth one tenth of a dollar or ten cents
  2. a dime a dozen
    very cheap or common
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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˜yÐÄvlog 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

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

More idioms and phrases containing dime

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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“NPR and PBS can hate us on their own dime,†Greene said.

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Others have said it wouldn't cost taxpayers a dime in the long run.

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"In a world where we know that elections can sometimes turn on a dime because of narrow margins, these numbers matter," Crayton said.

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"The most sensitive thing to uncertainty is business investment," Prof Gillezeau says, adding that firms are "not going to want to spend a dime anywhere" until they have some clarity.

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Sacks said in a Thursday post on X that the reserve “will not cost taxpayers a dime†because it includes bitcoin that the federal government already owns.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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