as in peanuts
a very small sum of money
the beauty of this deal is that all the extras won't cost you a dime
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Recent Examples of dime
Brown said Jones visited Kateryna in Ukraine several times on the union’s dime.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
Along the way, revenue streams have been similarly turbo-charged despite the club never earning so much as a penny or dime directly from Welcome to Wrexham.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 11 May 2026
During the Great Depression, the business stayed afloat while offering hot dogs for a nickel, chili for a dime and sometimes food for free.
—Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Giggling, the girls ordered a pint of watermelon ice cream, requested three spoons, and dropped their last dime into the tip jar.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
Along the way, revenue streams have been similarly turbo-charged despite the club never earning so much as a penny or dime directly from Welcome to Wrexham.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 11 May 2026
During the Great Depression, the business stayed afloat while offering hot dogs for a nickel, chili for a dime and sometimes food for free.
—Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Giggling, the girls ordered a pint of watermelon ice cream, requested three spoons, and dropped their last dime into the tip jar.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dime
Noun
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My granddaddy always used to say to make hay while the sun's shining.—
Sarah Sotoodeh,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Downsizing agriculture’s water footprint will be critical, Castle said, because farms use about three-fourths of the water, much of it to grow alfalfa and other kinds of hay to feed cattle.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Actors have long complained that streaming residuals are a pittance compared to traditional broadcast and syndication residuals.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
2 May 2026
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But that’s just a pittance of the overall burden.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Dime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dime. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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