dime
noun
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
dimes
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pluralof dime.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“The ball did not move. We were trying to throw dimes when you need to make the easy play,” Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The most expensive item is Monroe's gold-toned 1950s cylindrical minaudiere purse carrying her tiny hair comb, a tube of lipstick, eight Philip Morris cigarettes and 1940s dimes.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
“We have to do a better job to find those pennies out there—those pennies, nickels and dimes to save and not turn the lights on until you need to,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
At that time in the 1960s, dimes, quarters and half dollars had roughly 0.725 ounces of silver per $1 of coin value.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
Here people walked fast to juggle the dimes, to make a deal, to find cheap liver or a tomato that was overripe.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
