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Word entry · 4 letters

dime

Best crossword clue

"Coin worth ten cents"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /daɪm/Part of speech nounSorted deimStarts with DEnds with E3 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A coin worth ten cents in the United States or Canada.

Word origin

From Middle English dime, from Anglo-Norman disme (“one tenth, tithe”) (modern French dîme), from Medieval Latin decima, from Latin decima (pars) (“tenth (part)”). Doublet of decim, decima, and decime.

Used in a sentence

  • She didn't spend a dime.
  • At one point, Rob hit a dire losing streak. In a single week, he dropped a dime—$1,000.
  • These deaths got him a dime in a minimum-security prison.

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Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues

01Coin worth ten cents4 letters
02Ten-cent piece4 letters
03Ten-cent coin4 letters

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