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
Times of unusually high uncertainty inherently make Fed communication less helpful because circumstances can change on a dime, Mester, the former Cleveland Fed president, said.
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Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
Heat mimicries are a dime a dozen at the movies — The Town, Den of Thieves, Crime 101.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 May 2026
Navigating the Long Tau river requires these deep-sea leviathans to turn on a dime, making for some spectacular viewing.
—Loz Blain
may 14, New Atlas, 14 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
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Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
Heat mimicries are a dime a dozen at the movies — The Town, Den of Thieves, Crime 101.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 May 2026
Navigating the Long Tau river requires these deep-sea leviathans to turn on a dime, making for some spectacular viewing.
—Loz Blain
may 14, New Atlas, 14 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dime
Noun
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The marital bed, meanwhile, has apparently been cold for some time, as an early, telling shot shows Galina wordlessly turning out the light and hitting the hay while Gleb continues scrolling on his phone beside her.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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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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Many are in their 70s or older, hauling tens of kilograms of cardboard for a pittance in order to scrape by in one of Asia’s richest cities.—
Catherine Phillips,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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Johnson, this season’s Sixth Man Award winner, is on the books for a manageable $17 million, Kornet and 3-and-D ace Devin Vassell are inked for three more years on solid terms, and starting forward Julian Champagnie has a team option for a mere pittance of $3 million next year.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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“Dime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dime. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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