Associations to the word «Dime»

Wiktionary

DIME, noun. (US) A coin worth one-tenth of a dollar. The physical coin is smaller than a penny.
DIME, noun. (Canada) A coin worth one-tenth of a Canadian dollar.
DIME, noun. (US) (basketball) An assist
DIME, noun. (slang) A playing card with the rank of ten
DIME, noun. (slang) Ten dollars
DIME, noun. (slang) A thousand dollars
DIME, noun. (slang) A measurement of illicit drugs (usually marijuana) sold in ten dollar bags.
DIME, noun. (slang) Payment responsibility
DIME, noun. (slang) A beautiful woman (10 from the 10-point scale)
DIME, verb. (US) (slang) (with "on") To inform on, to turn in to the authorities, to rat on, especially anonymously.
DIME, proper noun. An Omotic language, spoken by fewer than 10,000 speakers in Ethiopia.
DIME A DOZEN, adjective. (US) (idiomatic) So common as to be practically worthless.
DIME BAG, noun. A small bag containing ten dollars worth (usually one gram) of marijuana. This may refer to the unit of measurement or the bag itself.
DIME BAGS, noun. Plural of dime bag
DIME NOVEL, noun. (US) (dated) A cheap pulp novel produced in 19th century America.
DIME PIECE, noun. (slang) A beautiful woman (10 from the 10-point scale)
DIME STORE, noun. (US) A store selling inexpensive items.
DIME STORES, noun. Plural of dime store

Dictionary definition

DIME, noun. A United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar.
DIME, noun. Street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars.

Wise words

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Ernest Hemingway