Meaning of Dime | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Acronym of Dark Internet Mail Environment.
   Internet, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
2. A coin worth one-tenth of a dollar.
   Canada, US
3. An Omotic language, spoken by fewer than 10,000 speakers in Ethiopia.
4. A small amount of money.
   Canada, US
5. An assist.
   Philippines, US
6. A playing card with the rank of ten.
   slang
7. Ten dollars.
   slang
8. A thousand dollars.
   slang
9. A measure of illicit drugs (usually marijuana) sold in ten-dollar bags.
   slang
10. A ten-year prison sentence.
    slang
11. Payment responsibility.
    slang
12. A beautiful woman (10 on a 10-point scale).
    US, slang
13. A defensive formation with six defensive backs, one of whom is a dimeback.
14. A particularly long or precise throw that ends with a catch.
    Canadian

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Examples

“The San Francisco mint made about 2.5 million of these dimes, but fewer than 10 are still known to exist, according to Heritage. That’s because a financial crisis in 1893 killed demand for new coinage, and almost all the dimes were melted down.”

“She didn't spend a dime.”

“At one point, Rob hit a dire losing streak. In a single week, he dropped a dime—$1,000.”

“These deaths got him a dime in a minimum-security prison.”

“Are you traveling on the company's dime?”

“Make a couple of nuns a couple of dimes.”

“Wait in line for drinks, it’s another time out / Made out on the floor with a couple dimes”

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