(US, dated, 18th century) A dime minted in 1792.
(US, dated, 18th century) A dime minted in 1792.
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(obsolete) A tenth; a tenth part; a tithe.
: The pope began to exercise his new rapines by a compliance with king Edward, in granting him two years’ disme from the clergy.
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A small amount of money.
(US) Without a dime; broke.
American slang meaning broke — without a dime to one's name. A vivid expression of financial poverty, slightly more emphatic than 'broke' because it specifies the complete absence of even the smallest denomination. Used informally and typically without real bitterness; more expressive than accusatory.
A coin worth one-tenth of a dollar, that is, ten cents.
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