a dime a dozen
21dime a dozen — Very cheap …
22Dime (slang) — Dime is a term with multiple slang meanings. Its formal etymology is Middle English, tenth part, tithe, from Anglo French disme, dime , from Latin decima , from feminine of decimus tenth, from decem ten. Its slang uses have been related to the… …
23dime — [daım] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: tenth part , from Latin decima] 1.) a coin of the US and Canada, worth one tenth of a dollar 2.) a dime a dozen AmE informal very common and not valuable British Equivalent: ten a penny ▪ …
24dime — ► NOUN N. Amer. ▪ a ten cent coin. ● a dime a dozen Cf. ↑a dime a dozen ORIGIN Old French disme, from Latin decima pars tenth part …
25dime — chosen 1786 as name for U.S. 10 cent coin, from dime a tenth, tithe (late 14c.), from O.Fr. disme (Mod.Fr. dîme) a tenth part, from L. decima (pars) tenth (part), from decem ten (see TEN (Cf. ten)). The verb meaning to inform (on someone) is… …
26dime — [ daım ] noun count * a coin worth ten CENTS in the U.S. and Canada: I have not taken one dime of his money. a dime a dozen INFORMAL extremely common turn on a dime INFORMAL to turn around in an extremely small space …
27dime — ☆ ☆ dime [dīm] n. [ME < OFr disme, tithe, tenth < L decima (pars), tenth (part), fem. of decimus < decem, TEN ] a U.S. or Canadian coin equal to ten cents; tenth of a dollar: the U.S. dime is made of cupronickel adj. Football designating …
28a dime a dozen — phrasal so plentiful or commonplace as to be of little esteem or slight value …
29a dime a dozen — idi+inf abundant and thus of little value …
30dime — An informal name for 10 basis points. American Banker Glossary * * * dime dime [daɪm] noun [countable] a coin used in the US and Canada, worth ten cent S (= one tenth of a dollar ) * * * dime UK US /daɪm/ noun [C] ► …
