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dime  (dm)

n.

1. A coin of the United States or Canada worth ten cents.

2. Slang A dime bag.

Idioms:

a dime a dozen

Overly abundant; commonplace.

on a dime

At a precise point; within a narrowly defined area: a sports car that stops on a dime.

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[Middle English, tenth part, from Old French disme, from Latin decima (pars), tenth (part), from decem, ten; see dek in Indo-European roots.]

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dime [daɪm]

n

1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) a coin of the US and Canada, worth one tenth of a dollar or ten cents

a dime a dozen very cheap or common

[from Old French disme, from Latin decimus tenth, from decem ten]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dime - a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
	2.	dime - street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars dime bag deck - street name for a packet of illegal drugs

Translations

dime [daɪm] (US)

A. N (Canada, US) moneda de diez centavos
they're a dime a dozen → son muy baratos (fig) → los hay a montones

B. CPD dime novel N → novelucha f
dime store N → todo a cien m (Sp) (tienda que vende mercadería barata)

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dime [ˈdaɪm] n (US) (= 10 cents) → pièce f de 10 cents
to be a dime a dozen (= very common) → courir les rues >

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dime

n (US) → Zehncentstück nt; it’s not worth a dime (inf) → das ist keinen (roten) Heller or keine fünf Pfennig wert; they’re a dime a dozen (inf) → das ist Dutzendware; dime novel → Groschen- or Schundroman m; to drop a dime on somebody (inf) → jdn verraten

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dime

n dime [daim]

the tenth part of a dollar; 10 cents. tien sent عُشر الدولار монета от 10 цента deseticent, desetník ticentstykke das Zehncentsstück ένα δέκατο του δολαρίου moneda de diez centavos kümnesendine (münt) سکه ده سنتی 10 sentin kolikko (pièce de) dix cents סֶנְט10 डालर का दशमांश kovani novac od 10 centi,jeftini ulični roman tízcentes 10 sen amerísk mynt moneta da dieci centesimi 10セント白銅貨 (10센트) 다임 dešimties centų moneta desmitcentu monēta sekupang 10-centstuk ticent(mynt) moneta dziesięciocentowa tostão monedă de 10 cenţi монета в 10 центов desaťcentová minca, šesták 10 centov (kovanec) novčić od 10 centi tiocentare เหรียญ 10 เซนต์ 10 sent (美國的)十分硬幣 монета в 10 центів دس سینٹ کا سکہ 10 xen （美国的）十分硬币