Pronunciations
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/daɪm/
Noun
A coin worth one-tenth of a dollar, that is, ten cents.
Usage- Canada
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The San Francisco mint made about 2.5 million of these dimes, but fewer than 10 are still known to exist, according to Heritage. That’s because a financial crisis in 1893 killed demand for new coinage, and almost all the dimes were melted down.
A small amount of money.
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She didn't spend a dime.
An assist.
Usage- Philippines
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A playing card with the rank of ten.
Usage- Slang
Ten dollars.
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A thousand dollars.
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At one point, Rob hit a dire losing streak. In a single week, he dropped a dime—$1,000.
A measure of illicit drugs (usually marijuana) sold in ten-dollar bags.
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A ten-year prison sentence.
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These deaths got him a dime in a minimum-security prison.
Payment responsibility.
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Are you traveling on the company's dime?
A beautiful woman (10 on a 10-point scale).
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Make a couple of nuns a couple of dimes.
Wait in line for drinks, it’s another time out / Made out on the floor with a couple dimes
A defensive formation with six defensive backs, one of whom is a dimeback.
A particularly long or precise throw that ends with a catch.
Usage- Canadian
Verb
To inform on, to turn in to the authorities, to rat on, especially anonymously.
Usage- US usage
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Somebody dimed on me and I got arrested for selling marijuana.
To operate an audio amplifier (especially an electric guitar amplifier) at level "10" (typically the highest amplification level).
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I get the best-sounding sustain and smooth harmonic distortion when I run the amp dimed.
Noun
a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar
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street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars
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