dime

B2 Topic:Money & Finance

US /daɪm/ See IPA manual

noun verb Freq #5410

Meanings

1

noun
A US or Canadian coin worth ten cents, one tenth of a dollar.

She dropped a dime into the parking meter.
2

noun
A very small amount of money.

He built the business without spending a dime on advertising.
3

noun
Responsibility for paying the cost of something.

Are you traveling on the company's dime?

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1 noun · a us or canadian coin worth... ten-cent piece

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Forms dimes

Derived forms dime-bagdime-dropperdimebackdimelessdimelikefive-and-dimenickel-and-dime

Related forms buck dollar mill nickel quarter

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.

dime Middle English disme xno decima la-med decima (pars) Latin

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# dime

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** daɪm
**Frequency rank:** 5410

## 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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