noun
- a U.S. coin worth ten cents
- a small amount of money
Usage: informal
Examples
- I found a dime under the couch cushions.
- The candy costs fifty cents, so I need five dimes.
- She picked up the dime from the sidewalk.
- A dime is smaller than a penny but worth more.
- He doesn’t have a dime to his name.
- The phone call used to cost a dime.
- Can you break this dollar into dimes?