dime
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dime /daɪm/ noun [countable] 1. PECa coin of the US and Canada, worth one tenth of a dollar 〔美国和加拿大的〕十分硬币2 a dime a dozen COMMON American English informal very common and not valuable 平常的，不稀罕的，不值钱的 SYN British English ten a penny PhDs are a dime a dozen nowadays. 如今哲学博士学位不值钱了。
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dime• Metaphors of Britain's decline have been a dime a dozen in the post-war years.• A dime taken from any other kid was a good deal.• Even Mafia guys drop dimes on each other nowadays.• It cost me two years of impoverishment, spending every dime on legal fees.• Quarters, nickels, dimes, the whole works.• What ever happened to dime novels?From Longman Business Dictionarydimedime /daɪm/ noun [countable] a coin used in the US and Canada, worth ten cents (=one tenth of a dollar)Origin dime (1300-1400) Old French “tenth part”, from Latin decimadime nounChinese
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dime
dime /daɪm/
noun [countable]
2. a dime a dozen American English informal very common and not valuable
SYN ten a penny British English:
PhDs are a dime a dozen nowadays.
dime /daɪm/
noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: 'tenth part', from Latin decima
1. a coin of the US and Canada, worth one tenth of a dollarLanguage: Old French
Origin: 'tenth part', from Latin decima
2. a dime a dozen American English informal very common and not valuable
SYN ten a penny British English:
