as in peanuts
a very small sum of money
the beauty of this deal is that all the extras won't cost you a dime
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Recent Examples of dime
While Americans suffer from high utility costs and rolling blackouts, the green energy complex is thriving on our dime.
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Valeria Serna of climate nonprofit Resilient Palisades recently purchased a 500-gallon water tank on her own dime and lugged it to several neighborhoods that lacked water access.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
His two tracks will add to the collective that will throw more than a few dimes the way of the struggling musicians that Sweet Relief supports.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 June 2025
The character is agile on-foot, able to stop on a dime and whiz in every direction.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Valeria Serna of climate nonprofit Resilient Palisades recently purchased a 500-gallon water tank on her own dime and lugged it to several neighborhoods that lacked water access.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
His two tracks will add to the collective that will throw more than a few dimes the way of the struggling musicians that Sweet Relief supports.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 June 2025
The character is agile on-foot, able to stop on a dime and whiz in every direction.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dime
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The 14 Grade 1 championship races will offer over $31 million in purses and awards--which buys a lot of tariff-laden oats and hay for the equine competitors.—
David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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In our zip code, novelists like Ottessa Moshfegh, George Saunders, and Junot Díaz are all making hay on the site.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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Elio’s opening weekend of $21 million is a mere pittance to the biggest opening weekend for a Pixar film, which came in 2018 with the release of Incredibles 2 — which earned $182.6 million from 4,410 North American theaters.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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Jackson’s last extension featured a declining salary that pays him $23.4 million in 2025-26, a mere pittance for a player of this caliber.—
John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Dime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dime. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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