dime

noun

ˈdīm How to pronounce dime (audio)
Definition of dimenext
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 Both were also ordered to pay $452 million in restitution to 12 victims, but at least one of them has not seen a dime. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 McNally said diesel prices could plunge by dimes per gallon in the Gulf Coast and the Midwest because an export ban would trap diesel produced in those regions. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026 Common examples include Roosevelt and Mercury dimes, Washington quarters and Franklin or Walking Liberty half dollars. — Nick Perry, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 No matter what, their dime look had enough problems to warrant a change this quickly. — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dime
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  1. hay
  2. pittance
Noun
  • Admission includes access to the park’s rides and attractions, including the replica steam-engine train, hay wagons, carousel and ponies.
    — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • This pumpkin patch offers hay rides, corn mazes and a playground for the kiddos.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of hay
Noun
  • Instead, a pittance of ordinary matter alone must have forged their small selection of stars.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Records show the school was billed $2,170—a relative pittance in the grand scheme of things—for a six-man crew from a local moving company to box up and relocate Moore’s belongings during the 43-hour window of his incarceration.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of pittance

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“Dime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dime. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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