DIME


Meaning of DIME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdīm ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, tenth part, tithe, from Anglo-French disme, dime, from Latin decima, from feminine of decimus tenth, from decem ten — more at ten

Date: 1786

1.

a. : a coin of the United States worth 1/10 dollar

b. : a petty sum of money

2. : a Canadian 10-cent piece

3. slang : a packet containing 10 dollars worth of an illicit drug (as marijuana) — called also dime bag

- a dime a dozen

- on a dime

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.