to dime

Examples

• All

• I might hold it in, but I'm not diming you out.

• The New Way things Work No Nickel and dimed on not getting by in America, No Nights by.

• Well, I'll dime in hand because I'm already expecting that to happen, OK?

• Although Spirit is known for nickel-and-diming its customers with loads of different fees, paying extra for a Big Front Seat may actually be worth your while rather than buying a whole extra seat like you'd have to on another airline.

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• You think you're nickling and diming the terms of some deal or decision, but what you're actually nickling and diming is your time.

• He decided to dime his friend a few dollars to help with their bills.

• She always dimes her younger brother when he needs some cash.

• If you dime me a little money, I can buy us some snacks.

Idioms

A

a dime a dozen

• Informal

12 3.2

Very common and not special or valuable

O

on a dime

• Informal

10 6.8

To move very quickly and with exact control when changing direction or plans

D

to drop a dime

• Slang

7 9.8

To tell the police about someone's crime, often secretly

T

to turn on a dime

• Informal

3 7.2

To turn quickly in a very small space, like a car

O

on someone's dime

• Informal

1 8.1

Someone else pays for it

W

worth a dime

• Informal

1 7.0

Having little or no value

N

not worth a dime

• Informal

1 6.2

Of no value or use

Phrasal Verbs

N

to nickel-and-dime

• Informal

1 7.9

To manage using only small amounts of money at a time

N

to nickel and dime

• Informal

1 8.5

To charge many small extra fees that add up unfairly

Compounds

D

dime bag

• NSFW

5 9.9

A small bag of illegal marijuana sold for ten dollars

D

dime novel

• Archaic

1 8.5

A cheap exciting paperback story of adventure popular in late 1800s America

N

nickel-and-dime

• Informal

1 7.2

Small and not important, usually involving little money

Y

Yankee dime

• Informal

9.9

A very small amount of money or a small favor given as a token

Surface Forms

Etymology