Dime Definition

dīm
dimes
noun
dimes
A U.S. or Canadian coin equal to ten cents; tenth of a dollar: the U.S. dime is made of cupronickel.
Webster's New World
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adjective
Designating or of a defense using six defensive backs to defend against an expected pass play.
Webster's New World
pronoun

An Omotic language, spoken by fewer than 10,000 speakers in Ethiopia.

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idiom
a dime a dozen
  • Overly abundant; commonplace.
American Heritage
on a dime
  • At a precise point; within a narrowly defined area:

    a sports car that stops on a dime.

American Heritage
a dime a dozen
  • abundant and easily obtained; cheap
Webster's New World
on a dime
  • at an exact point or within very narrow limits
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Dime

Noun

Singular:
dime
Plural:
dimes

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Origin of Dime

  • Middle English tenth part from Old French disme from Latin decima (pars) tenth (part) from decem ten dekm̥ in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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