DIME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dime mean? 

• DIME (noun)
  The noun DIME has 2 senses:

1. a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar

2. street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars

  Familiarity information: DIME used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIME (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("dime" is a kind of...):

coin (a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dime; dime bag

Hypernyms ("dime" is a kind of...):

deck (street name for a packet of illegal drugs)

 Context examples 

Smaller than a pinkie nail, the device is about 1/8 inch by 1/8 inch, half as thick as a dime and metallically shiny.

(Harvesting Electrical Power from Waste Heat, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The job of Uranus is to keep us mentally nimble and ready to turn on a dime, so It’s nearly impossible to guess what might come.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

It came to him, in a flash of fancy, that her nature seemed taking on the attributes of stale vegetables, smelly soapsuds, and of the greasy dimes, nickels, and quarters she took in over the counter of the store.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)