Etymology

1. dime

noun. ['ˈdaɪm'] a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar.

Etymology

  • dîme (French)
  • dixme (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

Rhymes with Dime

  • clothestime
  • anticrime
  • part-time
  • sublime
  • onetime
  • slime
  • prime
  • grime
  • crime
  • climb
  • time
  • thyme
  • syme
  • sime
  • seim
  • rhyme
  • mime
  • lyme
  • lime
  • kime
  • hime
  • heim
  • haim
  • chime
  • beim
  • i'm

How do you pronounce dime?

Pronounce dime as daɪm.

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2. nickel-and-dime

adjective. low-paying.

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3. nickel-and-dime

adjective. of minor importance.

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4. nickel-and-dime

verb. accumulate gradually.

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6. dime

noun. ['ˈdaɪm'] street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars.

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Etymology

  • dîme (French)
  • dixme (Old French (842-ca. 1400))