Image:United States dime, obverse, 2002.jpg|thumb|right|A United States dime.
see|dîme
English

Etymology
From French dîme, from Latin decimus, tenth

Pronunciation
rhymes|aɪm

Noun
en-noun

1. US: A coin worth one-tenth of a dollar. The physical coin is smaller than a penny.
2. italbrac-colon|Canada A coin worth one-tenth of a Canadian dollar.
3. US: an 'assist' (basketball)
4. slang A playing card with the rank of ten

Synonyms
ten cent piece (Used in other countries with dollars and cents currencies)

Related terms
dime bag
dime store
nickel and dime
stop on a dime
turn on a dime

Translations
trans-top|A coin worth one-tenth of a dollar
Finnish: 10 sentti|sentin kolikko
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trans-top|A coin worth one-tenth of a Canadian dollar
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trans-top|an 'assist' (basketball)
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ttbc|Spanish: décimo m italbrac|Panama
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References

Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523

Verb
dime

1. To tell on somebody, to turn them in to the authorities, to rat on them.

#:Example: Somebody dimed on me and I got arrested for selling marijuana.

See also
buck
dollar
mill
nickel
quarter

Spanish

Verb
dime!

1. imperative of decir, to say/tell, with the suffixed 1st person singular pronoun me, me: tell me

See also
dinos
diles

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