dime

Word Type: Noun

Definition

an American or Canadian coin that has the value of ten cents.

Example

  • “He gave me a dime for the phone call.”
  • “The price of the snack was only a dime, so I bought several.”
  • “She found a dime on the sidewalk while walking to school.”
  • “He didn’t have a dime to his name after spending all his money on tickets.”
  • “I can’t believe this book costs just a dime at the thrift store!”

Idiom

be a dime a dozen
drop dimes
get/move off the dime
on a dime