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dime (dīm)

noun

☆ a U.S. or Canadian coin equal to ten cents; tenth of a dollar: the U.S. dime is made of cupronickel

Etymology: ME < OFr disme, tithe, tenth < L decima (pars), tenth (part), fem. of decimus < decem, ten

adjective

☆ Football designating or of a defense using six defensive backs to defend against an expected pass play
dime Idioms

a dime a dozen

☆
Informal abundant and easily obtained; cheap

on a dime

☆
Informal at an exact point or within very narrow limits

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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