Definition of "dime" []

• A coin of the United States or Canada worth ten cents. (noun)
• Slang A dime bag. (noun)
• A dime a dozen Overly abundant; commonplace. (idiom)
• On a dime At a precise point; within a narrowly defined area: a sports car that stops on a dime. (idiom)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "However, the fact that this dime is almost universally known as the Mercury dime is an indication of the potential pitfalls of too clever symbolism."
• "The only 2 firearms they (Rem) now makes that look worth a dime is the BDL and CDL, plus the price is near$8 - 900.00."
• "We do not say a dime is a deca-cent, and we do not say that a cent is a deci-dollar, so that when he tells you that our money system is metric he is misleading you."