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dime
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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.
[Middle English, tenth part, from Old French disme, from Latin decima (pars), tenth (part), from decem, ten; see dek in Indo-European roots.]
dime
Noun
a coin of the US and Canada worth ten cents [Latin decem ten]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dimedime - 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
Spanish dime [daɪm] n (US) → moneda de diez centavos
French dime [daɪm] n (US) → pièce f de 10 cents
German dime [daɪm] (US) n → Zehncentstück nt
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