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
Some of the most iconic landmarks in the country won’t cost your family a dime to visit — and the ones that do are absolutely worth building a trip around.
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Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Though Pitt is no longer in the Big East, Miller still ranks fourth all-time in Big East history in career assists with 744 dimes.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
That put a lot of pressure on the shoulders of casting director Susie Farris to find performers who could pivot on a dime and constantly embody the much narrower character demands of the Rockin’ Grandmas employees.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
Ball, who has been on a heater of late, set the tone early by showing off his full bag of tricks — shooting 3s off one foot, throwing no-look dimes and outleaping opponents for rebounds, seemingly toying with the Kings at times.
—CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
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Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Though Pitt is no longer in the Big East, Miller still ranks fourth all-time in Big East history in career assists with 744 dimes.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
That put a lot of pressure on the shoulders of casting director Susie Farris to find performers who could pivot on a dime and constantly embody the much narrower character demands of the Rockin’ Grandmas employees.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
Ball, who has been on a heater of late, set the tone early by showing off his full bag of tricks — shooting 3s off one foot, throwing no-look dimes and outleaping opponents for rebounds, seemingly toying with the Kings at times.
—CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dime
Noun
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Meanwhile, the New Atheists were making hay of the fact that such faithful misapprehensions about nature were easily disproved by scientific discovery.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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War in the Middle East and surging oil prices have shaken stocks, but investors may be able to make hay even if their portfolios decline.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Afterward, the organizers told me her speaking fee was a pittance compared to that of a famous Latina author who demanded $25,000 for an hour-long chat.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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Rachel found a private school in Oaxaca for the girls and secured a job for herself, at an annual salary of $10,700—not nearly enough to live on, even in rural Mexico, and a pittance compared with her $120,000 salary in New York.—
Caitlin Dickerson,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Dime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dime. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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