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dime † [< Am. E] 
1 n. an American ten-cent piece.
- 1835 Change received according to the present system, 1
dime or a ten cent piece, value 6d, and 8 coppers, valued 4d. Loss 4 coppers on the half dollar.
2 n. a Canadian ten-cent piece; a silver coin valued at one-tenth part of a dollar.
- 1864 One of the great "institutions" of the day, are the Dime Parties now being given in this Village.
- 1902 "Six pennies and two dimes," was Hughie's disconsolate reply.
- 1965 Some . . . had to settle for a dime or even a nickel.
- 1835 Change received according to the present system, 1
dime or a ten cent piece, value 6d, and 8 coppers, valued 4d. Loss 4 coppers on the half dollar.