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Definition of 'dime'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl)
Noun
( en-noun)
(US) A coin worth one-tenth of a dollar. The physical coin is smaller than a penny.
(Canada) A coin worth one-tenth of a Canadian dollar.
(US|basketball) An assist
(slang) A playing card with the rank of ten
(slang) Ten dollars
(slang) A thousand dollars
(slang) A measurement of illicit drugs (usually marijuana) sold in ten dollar bags.
(slang) Payment responsibility
- Are you traveling on the company's dime ?
(slang) A beautiful woman (10 from the 10-point scale)
- She's a dime piece.
Synonyms
* (coin) ten cent piece (Used in other countries with dollars and cents currencies)
* (thousand dollars) grand
Derived terms
* a dime's worth
* dime bag
* dime store
* drop a dime
* not worth a dime
* stop on a dime
* turn on a dime
( rel-mid)
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* nickel and dime
* dime a dozen
* not worth a dime
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( rel-bottom)
See also
* buck
* dollar
* mill
* nickel
* quarter
References
* Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker . MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523
Etymology 2
From the use of the coin in a payphone to report a crime to the police. US payphones charged 10ยข in almost all jurisdictions until the late 1970s.
Verb
( dim)
To inform on, to turn in to the authorities, to rat on, especially anonymously.
- Somebody dimed on me and I got arrested for selling marijuana.
Synonyms
* (inform on) drop a dime on,
Anagrams
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