Dime

Meaning

Noun

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In American English & Coins:

A

of a U.S. dollar.

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In Canadian English & Coins:

A

of a Canadian dollar.

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In American English, Canadian English & Coins:

A small amount of money.

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In American English & Basketball:

An assist.

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A

with the

of ten.

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Ten dollars.

●

A

dollars.

●

A

of

(usually

)

in

bags.

●

A

year

sentence.

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Payment responsibility.

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In American English:

A

beautiful woman

(10 on a 10-point scale).

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In Football (American):

A

with

defensive backs

, one of whom is a dimeback.

Verb

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In American English & Coins:

To

, to

to the

, to

, especially anonymously.

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In American English:

To

an

(especially an

electric guitar

) at level "10" (typically the

level).

Name

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An Omotic language, spoken by

than 10,000

in Ethiopia.

Sourced from

Origin

dime

English

dîme

French

dixme

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

decimo

Latin

decimus

Latin

decem

Latin

Sourced from

Synonyms

Drop A Dime On Someone

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