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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But Zelenskyy said that Trump — who insists Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to end the three-year grinding war — needs to understand that Ukraine can’t change attitudes toward Russia on a dime.
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Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Naz Reid had 27 points, 14 boards and seven dimes, while Anthony Edwards made 10 free throws.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
In a commercial setting, Bruch told me, a CEO can decide on a dime to prioritize some new direction, and a whole research project can be abandoned.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
Then that song stopped, on a dime, with Belushi doing a cartwheel as a finale.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2025
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Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Naz Reid had 27 points, 14 boards and seven dimes, while Anthony Edwards made 10 free throws.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
In a commercial setting, Bruch told me, a CEO can decide on a dime to prioritize some new direction, and a whole research project can be abandoned.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
Then that song stopped, on a dime, with Belushi doing a cartwheel as a finale.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dime
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“Dime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dime. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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