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dime

  [dahym]
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–noun
1. a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
2. Slang.
a. ten dollars.
b. a 10-year prison sentence.
c. dime bag.
—Idiom
3. a dime a dozen, Informal. so abundant that the value has decreased; readily available.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < AF, OF di(s)me < L decima tenth part, tithe, n. use of fem. of decimus tenth, deriv. of decem ten

dime bag

 
–noun Slang.
a packet containing an amount of an illegal drug selling for ten dollars.
Also called dime.
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dime   (dīm)   
n.  

  1. A coin of the United States or Canada worth ten cents.

  2. Slang A dime bag.


[Middle English, tenth part, from Old French disme, from Latin decima (pars), tenth (part), from decem, ten; see dek in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

dime 
chosen 1786 as name for U.S. 10 cent coin, from dime "a tenth, tithe" (1377), from O.Fr. disme, from L. decima (pars) "tenth (part)," from decem "ten." The verb meaning "to inform" (on someone) is 1960s, from the then-cost of a pay phone call. A dime a dozen "almost worthless" first recorded 1930. Phrase stop on a dime attested by 1954.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

dime

In addition to the idiom beginning with dime, also see drop a dime; get off the dime; not worth a dime on a dime.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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