dime

A coin worth ten cents, or one tenth of a dollar.

• I found a dime.
• Ten dimes make one dollar.
• Do you have a dime for this machine?

Similar words: ten-cent coin

Common phrases: a silver dime, a dime coin, find a dime

A very small amount of money, often used to emphasize that no money is spent or received.

• It didn't cost a dime.
• She hasn't earned a dime this week.
• He spent every last dime on repairs.

Similar words: cent, penny

Common phrases: not a dime, a single dime, every last dime

Someone's responsibility for paying the cost of something.

• Lunch is on my dime.
• She traveled to Paris on the company's dime.
• Why should they take a holiday on the taxpayers' dime?

How to use it: on someone's dime (We stayed at the hotel on the company's dime.)

Similar words: expense

Common phrases: on someone's dime, on my dime

To secretly tell the police that someone has done something illegal.

• Who dimed on him?
• Someone dimed her out to the cops.
• He feared his partner would dime on him.

How to use it: dime on someone (She dimed on the dealer to the police.)

Similar words: inform on, rat on, snitch on

Common phrases: dime on someone, dime someone out

To turn a guitar amplifier up to its highest setting.

• He dimed the amp.
• Dime the amplifier for a louder sound.
• She always dimes her amp before playing rock songs.

Similar words: turn up fully

Common phrases: dime the amp, dime an amplifier