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