dime
Smallest U.S. coin
A dime is a U.S. coin worth ten cents, one-tenth of a dollar.
Because it's the smallest U.S. coin in circulation, dime suggests something tiny or insignificant: a dime a dozen means common and cheap.
To turn on a dime is to change direction instantly.
To drop a dime is to make a phone call, especially to inform on someone—from the days when pay phones cost ten cents.
Element twenty-eight, or coin
currency · mint · silver · copper · coinage · denomination · circulation · collectible
Ten bucks, informally
Without any flaw
- tenBase of decimals
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- attractivePleasing to behold
Flexible carrying container
Low in price
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- bargainFavorable purchase price
- worthlessLacking any value
- pittanceInsultingly small payment
trifle · paltry · meager · negligible · affordability · budget · dimestore · trinket
nickel
Element twenty-eight, or coin
change · currency · mint · silver · copper · coinage · denomination · circulation · collectible · numismatic
sawbuck
Ten bucks, informally
perfect
Without any flaw
bag
Flexible carrying container
cheap
Low in price
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- bargainFavorable purchase price
- worthlessLacking any value
pittance · trifle · paltry · meager · negligible · affordability · budget · dimestore · trinket · novelty
dimefortune
Wealth or destiny
wealth · riches · treasure · million dollars · pile
dimedollar coin
One-unit metal currency
half dollar · silver dollar · nickel · quarter · penny
- dime a dozenAbundant and unremarkable
- a dime a dozenAbundant and unremarkable
- on a dimeWith abrupt exactness
- nickel and dimeDrain through small amounts
- five and dimeInexpensive variety shop
- nickel and dimedCharged many small fees