Synonyms

five-and-ten

American

[fahyv-uhn-ten] / ˈfaɪv ənˈtɛn /

noun

Also called five-and-ten-cent store. Also called dime store, ten-cent store. Also called five-and-dime. a store offering a wide assortment of inexpensive items, formerly costing five or ten cents, for personal and household use.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of a five-and-ten.

Etymology

Origin of five-and-ten

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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Broadway, the neighborhood’s high street, is served by five-and-ten dollar businesses: Walgreen’s, Wendy’s, soft ice cream stands, and grimy diners serving city chicken.

From Salon • May 12, 2013

If any Gothic soars into the morning, it commemorates not God but the Woolworth five-and-ten cent stores.

From Time Magazine Archive

France's largest five-and-ten store, expanded from two to nine stores.

From Time Magazine Archive

Others hold out for a while; S. S. Kresge's 800-store five-and-ten chain and some others, after withstanding several card parties, now plan to clear their shelves of such products.

From Time Magazine Archive

I didn’t have any money, but I walked down to the five-and-ten store.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata

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