dime

A noun referring to a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar, or slang for a ten-dollar packet of illegal drugs.

• 🇩🇪US-amerikanische Münze im Wert von einem Zehntel Dollar; im Drogenjargon auch eine Portion Drogen im Wert von zehn Dollar.

1. US coin A1 formal american

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

   • He found a dime on the sidewalk.
   • The vending machine only accepts dimes and quarters.
   • She gave me a dime for the phone call.

   🇩🇪10-Cent-Münze

2. Slang for drug packet C1 slang american

   A street term for a small packet of illegal drugs, typically sold for ten dollars.

   • He was caught selling dimes on the corner.
   • The dealer offered him a dime of marijuana.
   • Undercover officers bought a dime from the suspect.

   🇩🇪Zehn-Dollar-Drogenpäckchen

   Synonyme: dime bag

• dimes plural form
• dimes' possessive plural form
• dime's possessive singular form