five cents
Half a dime
Five cents is an amount of money equal to one twentieth of a dollar, represented by the nickel coin in U.S. currency.
The phrase appears in contexts where small amounts matter: The candy costs five cents, I wouldn't give five cents for that opinion.
To put in one's two cents (not five) means to offer an opinion.
- nickelElement twenty-eight, or coin
- coinStamped metal currency
- pennyOne-cent piece
- penny candyInexpensive single-piece confections
- dimeU.S. ten-cent coin
nickel and dime · quarter · change · loose change · spare change · pocket · jingle · silver · copper · buffalo · Jefferson · Monticello · mint · vending · vending machine · parking · parking meter · meter
monetary value scale
five centsbig money
Substantial financial sums
wealth · riches · top dollar · nothing · worthless
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