dime

Definition of dime in Turkish Turkish dictionary: ABD ve Kanada'da on sentlik madeni paralara verilen isim
DİME: (Osmanlı Dönemi) (C.: Diyem) Gündüz veya gecenin üçte biri miktarı ile tam gün kadar sürebilen, gürleme ve yıldırımı, olmayan yağmur

English - English

Definition of dime in English English dictionary: An Omotic language, spoken by fewer than 10,000 speakers in Ethiopia; A playing card with the rank of ten; A beautiful woman (10 from the 10-point scale)
She's a dime piece.; Ten dollars; Payment responsibility
Are you traveling on the company's dime?.; A very small area
This car can turn on a dime.; An assist; A measurement of illicit drugs (usually marijuana) sold in ten dollar bags; To inform on, to turn in to the authorities, to rat on, especially anonymously
Somebody dimed on me and I got arrested for selling marijuana.; A thousand dollars; A coin worth one-tenth of a dollar. The physical coin is smaller than a penny; A coin worth one-tenth of a Canadian dollar; a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull; to obscure; to eclipse; A silver coin of the United States, of the value of ten cents; the tenth of a dollar; {n} a silver coin of the U.S. of ten cents; U S coin with a face value of Ten Cents; To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken thesenses or understanding of; Dual Independent Map Encoding Provides vector data such as streets to census data addresses Superseded by Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (see TIGER); Measure in a single line, as length, breadth, height, thickness, or circumference; extension; measurement; us; To tell on somebody, to turn them in to the authorities, to rat on them; a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar; is the abbreviation for dual independent map encoding This is a digital map format developed by the U S Bureau of the Census for population census DIME format was superseded byTIGER format in the 1990 census; a 10¢ coin -- "Daryl has 6 quarters, 3 dimes, 6 nickels, and 5 pennies " (211); an assist (basketball); Direct Internet Message Encapsulation A format that enables binary encapsulation of messages DIME is used to combine entries and data packages of different types and sizes that originate from applications into a single message construction; To grow dim; Dual Incidence Matrix Encoded files; Computer-based map files created under contract to the U S Census Bureau and used for the 1980 census The comparable files for the 1990 census are called the TIGER files; {i} coin worth ten cents (used in the USA and Canada); A bower; a dingle; A dime is an American coin worth ten cents; street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars
dime a dozen: So common as to be practically worthless
People with your skills are a dime a dozen these days.
dime bag: A bag containing ten dollars' worth of a drug, especially marijuana
dime bags: plural form of dime bag
dime novel: A cheap pulp novel produced in 19th century America
dime store: A store selling inexpensive items
dime stores: plural form of dime store
dime-bag: Alternative form of dime bag
dime store: Five-and-ten, five-and-dime; a shop selling cheap merchandise (originally one where the maximum price was a dime)
dime a dozen: inexpensive, cheap, able to be bought anywhere cheaply
dime bag: ten dollars worth of illicit drugs
dime bag: street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars
dime bag: A specified amount of an unlawful drug, packaged and sold for a fixed price, usually about ten dollars
dime dropper: (Slang) an informer
dime novel: melodramatic novel, trashy romantic novel, cheap novel
dime novel: A melodramatic novel of romance or adventure, usually in paperback.dime novelist n. a cheap book with a story that contains a lot of exciting events
dime novel: a melodramatic paperback novel
dime store: The 5-10 split
dime store: The 5-10 split (5-7 is the "Kresge") (Woolworth)
dime store: ten-cent store, inexpensive store that sells all types of products
dime store: a shop that sells many different kinds of cheap goods, especially for the house
dime store psychology: pop psychology, interpretations and explanations based on a vague knowledge of psychological concepts
Yankee dime: In the American South, this indicates a kiss. Sometimes the term refers to an insincere kiss, or it can, in some cases, just be said in a joking matter
If you bring me a glass of sweet, iced tea, I will give you a Yankee Dime.
a dime's worth: An insignificant amount
But why, he asks, should a similarly rapt and adoring crowd bank up before a lighted wall niche containing nothing but a dime's worth of daffodils and a couple of sprays of forsythia in a blue dish?. - , 1941.
drop a dime: To make a phone call, usually means calling the police to report another's activities
He was in the back for a few minutes. Turned out he was dropping a dime on Ralph.
five-and-dime: A store selling inexpensive items
five-and-dime: A five and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em
five-and-dime: Two pair, composed of fives and tens
in for a dime, in for a dollar: Americanised form of in for a penny, in for a pound
I had bought some of Cemp’s MGM stock for myself. “Listen”, I told Edgar, “in for a dime, in for a dollar”. There was no point in selling at $8. If we were going to lose we might as well lose the whole thing.
nickel and dime: Fifteen years
nickel and dime: To charge, or be charged, several unexpected small amounts of money, often in the form of fees, taxes, or related expenses to a venture, which when taken as a whole add up to a significant unexpected cost
It seems like a great offer, but they will just nickel and dime you until you've spent more than retail anyway.
nickel and dime: Small time; operating on a small scale; involving small amounts of money; petty or cheap
Don't waste your time with that; their operations are nickel and dime.
nickel and dime: To wear down in small increments; to quibble or obsess endlessly with (someone) over trifles
nickel-and-dime: Alternative spelling of nickel and dime
not worth a dime: worthless, lacking in value
Eight of the nine who got damages were not worth a dime, and all but six of those who failed to sustain their suits were worthless. - , 1878.
on a dime: Within a very short distance
This car has excellent brakes that will stop it on a dime.
stop on a dime: to stop dead; stop suddenly
Don't tell me to drive real fast in this heavy traffic. You know I can't stop on a dime.
turn on a dime: to have a small turning circle
drop a dime: (deyim) Inform on someone to legal authorities; i.e., to rat someone out to the police: "Tom is a punk, because he dropped a dime on Jerry about those tags"
five-and-dime: Dime store, five-and-ten: A shop selling cheap merchandise (originally one where the maximum price was a dime)
five-and-dime: (also five-and-dime store or five-and-ten) A shop selling a wide variety of inexpensive goods
nickel and dime: 1. (verb) harass by charging for many trivial items. 2. (adjective) unimportant; trivial
on a dime: In a very small space. "His new car has very powerful brakes and is able to stop on a dime."
Brother can you spare a dime: the title of a song written about the Great Depression of the 1930s in the US. In the song, a man who had been rich and respected before the Depression asks people to give him money, as he is now poor
be a dime a dozen: be common, be regular, be average (not special or valuable)
cut someone out without a dime: leave little or nothing for someone in one's will
dimes: plural of dime
drop a dime: make a call using a public telephone; turn someone into the police, inform the police about a crime
nickel-and-dime: nickel-and-'dime to not give enough attention or money to something, with the result that it is not dealt with effectively. unimportant or involving little money
nickel-and-dime: accumulate gradually; "she nickeled-and-dimed together a small house for her family"
nickel-and-dime: of minor importance; "a nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single rented room"; "a small-time actor
nickel-and-dime: spend money frugally; spend as little as possible
nickel-and-dime: of minor importance; "a nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single rented room"; "a small-time actor"
nickel-and-dime: low-paying; "a nickel-and-dime job"
nickel-and-dime(a): low-paying; "a nickel-and-dime job
turn a nice dime: make a satisfactory profit; "The company turned a nice dime after a short time
turn on a dime: have a small turning radius; "My little subcompact car turns on a dime!