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# dime

noun (dime, dimes)

«dime» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A dime is a coin in the United States and Canada. A dime is 10 cents, and a dollar is 10 dimes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dime/#m1)
2. «A dime a dozen» means very common and cheap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dime/#m2)

### In the lessons

maths: money: a coin worth 10 cents; coins counted and turned into cents or dollars (value = dimes × 10 cents); everyday life in the USA: penny 1 cent, nickel 5 cents, dime 10 cents, quarter 25 cents

### Examples

- She has 7 dimes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dime/#x1)
- How many dimes make a dollar? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dime/#x2)
- He paid with 3 dimes and 2 nickels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dime/#x3)
- A pack of gum costs 4 dimes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dime/#x4)
- A dime is smaller than a penny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dime/#x5)
- Ten dimes make one dollar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dime/#x6)
- He found a dime under the sofa. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dime/#x7)
- Can't you lend me a dime, Uncle Remus, to buy me a pie? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dime/#x8)

### Note

A hidden number: 1 dime = 10 cents, 10 dimes = 1 dollar. Trap: a dime is worth more than a nickel (5 cents) though it is smaller. 7 dimes is 70 cents, not 7 cents.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dime» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dime/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dime» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dime.html) on Mova free.