[dʌɪm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a ten-cent coin


Phrases:
- a dime a dozen
- drop a dime on
- get off the dime
- on a dime

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French disme, from Latin decima pars ‘tenth part’. The word originally denoted a tithe or tenth part; the modern sense ‘ten-cent coin’ dates from the late 18th century