## Meanings
1. A US or Canadian coin worth ten cents, one tenth of a dollar.
2. A very small amount of money.
3. Responsibility for paying the cost of something.

## Examples
- She dropped a dime into the parking meter.
- He built the business without spending a dime on advertising.
- Are you traveling on the company's dime?

## Derived Forms
- dime-bag
- dime-dropper
- dimeback
- dimeless
- dimelike
- five-and-dime
- nickel-and-dime

## Related Forms
- buck
- dollar
- mill
- nickel
- quarter

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dime
- Root: disme
- Root: decima
- Root: decima (pars)

## Etymology
From Middle English dime, from Anglo-Norman disme (“one tenth, tithe”) (modern French dîme), from Medieval Latin decima, from Latin decima (pars) (“tenth (part)”). Doublet of decim, decima, and decime.

## AI Etymology
dime comes from Middle English dime, from Anglo-Norman disme (“one tenth, tithe”) (modern French dîme), from Medieval Latin decima, from Latin decima (pars) (“tenth (part)”). Doublet of decim, decima, and decime. The historical chain includes Middle English dime, xno disme, la-med decima, Latin decima (pars). Current senses include A US or Canadian coin worth ten cents, one tenth of a dollar and A very small amount of money. English relatives and later formations include dime-bag, dime-dropper, dimeback, buck, dollar.

## Topics
- Money & Finance

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