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five-and-ten

American  
[fahyv-uhn-ten] / ˈfaɪv ənˈtɛn /

noun

  1. 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

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

Etymology

Origin of five-and-ten

First recorded in 1875–80

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