dime

noun

ˈdīm How to pronounce dime (audio)
Definition of dimenext
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 The boring, dime-a-dozen influencer is dead, and nobody’s mourning it. — Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 July 2026 Any musician worth their dime would trade all their fame for a testimonial like this. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026 McDuffie will be at his best moving across a secondary trying to live in dime personnel as often as possible. — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 28 July 2026 The majority of Fortune 500 CEOs are now flying private on the company dime, according to the executive data firm Equilar. — Sam Klebanov, Fortune, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for dime
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  1. hay
  2. pittance
Noun
  • An ordinance was passed outlawing as a fire hazard the stacking of feed hay in downtown Chicago.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • To say my hair looked frayed and hay-like would be an insult to hay.
    — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 31 July 2026
Definition of hay
Noun
  • Many are in their 70s or older, hauling tens of kilograms of cardboard for a pittance in order to scrape by in one of Asia’s richest cities.
    — Catherine Phillips, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
  • The offer was a relative pittance, but Toek Tik gladly accepted.
    — Matthew Campbell, Bloomberg, 22 May 2026
Definition of pittance

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