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
One member of Maryland’s delegation even traveled to El Salvador for a photo op on the taxpayers’ dime.
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Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2026
These days, flattering jeans are a dime a dozen.
—Claudia Willen, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
Manning has dropped some dimes so far while throwing for 134 yards on 12-of-18 passing despite a couple of drops by Parker Livingstone and Daylan McCutcheon.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 31 Dec. 2025
Third safety Dell Pettus played eight snaps; some in three-safety nickel packages, dime and dollar.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
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Researchers in Germany are set to turn green waste, hay and algae into fully biodegradable plastics.—
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The animal care team is also monitoring the sloth bear family on cameras to make sure Molly has food and nesting materials, such as fresh hay.—
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Universal eventually stepped in to bankroll a spin-off movie, though the $39 million budget was a pittance in space opera terms.—
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The movie was shot for a pittance, on 16-mm., over a number of years, on the streets of South Central Los Angeles; few members of the cast were professional actors.—
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“Dime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dime. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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