DIME

dime. Dime, n. a silver coin of the U.S. of ten cents

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Dime (?), n. [[F. dîme tithe, OF. disme, fr. L. decimus the tenth, fr. decem ten. See Decimal.]] A silver coin of the United States, of the value of ten cents; the tenth of a dollar. Dime novel, a novel, commonly sensational and trashy, which is sold for a dime, or ten cents.