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How to pronounce “dime

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Pronunciation guide for dime

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of dime with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Quality of EarningsThe whole dime increase in earnings
Definition summary
(US, Canada) A coin worth one-tenth of a dollar.

Example 1 of 8

How to pronounce dime

Quality of Earnings

The whole dime increase in earnings

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “dime

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (US, Canada) A coin worth one-tenth of a dollar.
  • (Canada, US) A small amount of money.
  • (US, Philippines, basketball) An assist.
  • (slang) A playing card with the rank of ten.
  • (slang) Ten dollars.
  • (slang) A thousand dollars.
  • (slang) A measure of illicit drugs (usually marijuana) sold in ten-dollar bags.
  • (slang) A ten-year prison sentence.
  • (slang) Payment responsibility.
  • (US, slang) A beautiful woman (10 on a 10-point scale).
  • (American football) A defensive formation with six defensive backs, one of whom is a dimeback.
  • (American football, Canadian football) A particularly long or precise throw that ends with a catch.
  • [Verb]
  • (US, slang, with "on") To inform on, to turn in to the authorities, to rat on, especially anonymously.
  • (US, slang) To operate an audio amplifier (especially an electric guitar amplifier) at level "10" (typically the highest amplification level).

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