[fahyv-uhn-ten] 
| 1. | Also called five-and-ten-cent store [fahyv-uhn-ten-sent] , five-and-dime [fahyv-uhn-dahym] , dime store, ten-cent store. a store offering a wide assortment of inexpensive items, formerly costing five or ten cents, for personal and household use. |
| 2. | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a five-and-ten. |
| dime store n. See five-and-ten. |
| five-and-ten (fīv'ən-těn') n. A retail store selling a wide variety of inexpensive articles. Also called dime store, five-and-dime, ten-cent store. [Short for five-and-ten-cent store.] |