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dime British & World English

a ten-cent coin

dime bag British & World English

a specified amount of an illegal drug, packaged and sold for a fixed price

on a dime in dime British & World English

used to refer to a manoeuvre that can be performed within a small area or short distance

dime novel British & World English

a cheap, popular novel, typically a melodramatic romance or adventure story

dime store British & World English

a shop selling cheap merchandise (originally one where the maximum price was a dime)

five-and-dime (also five-and-dime store or five-and-ten) British & World English

a shop selling a wide variety of inexpensive household and personal goods

a dime a dozen in dime British & World English

very common and of no particular value

get off the dime in dime British & World English

be decisive and show initiative

nickel-and-dime British & World English

harass (someone) by charging for many trivial items or services

five-and-dime store in five-and-dime (also five-and-dime store or five-and-ten) British & World English

a shop selling a wide variety of inexpensive household and personal goods

dime English-French

(pièce

dime English-German

Zehncentstück

dime English-Italian

moneta

dime English-Spanish

moneda de diez centavos

dime store English-Italian

grande magazzino

dime store English-Spanish

tienda que vende artículos de bajo precio, baratillo

nickel-and-dime English-Italian

da quattro soldi

they're a dime a dozen in dime English-French

on en trouve à la pelle

dime una cosa … in cosa Spanish-English

tell me something …