dime
/daɪm/noun
उच्चारण डाइम
डाइम (सिक्का)
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a coin of the US and Canada worth ten cents
डाइम (सिक्का)
- a dime a dozen
- In the film, the hero finds a dime on the pavement and keeps it as his lucky coin.
- He tossed a dime to decide who would go first.
+ 2 more examples
- The tourist collected an old dime from every state.
- The American child showed us a shiny dime from his piggy bank.
Synonyms coin ten cents
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a dime / ten dimes (countable)
Dime is a countable noun. Add -s when there is more than one coin.
'Dime' countable noun है; एक से अधिक सिक्कों के लिए इसमें -s जुड़ता है।
- Radhika found a dime in an old jacket.
- He paid with three dimes and a nickel.
a dime's worth / a dime a dozen
In fixed phrases a dime stands for something very cheap or of little value.
निश्चित मुहावरों में 'dime' बहुत सस्ती या कम मूल्य की चीज़ का प्रतीक है।
- Cheap imitations are a dime a dozen in this market.
American English word
Dime belongs to American and Canadian English. In India it appears in films, books and exam passages, not in daily speech.
'Dime' अमेरिकी और कनाडाई English का शब्द है; भारत में यह फिल्मों, पुस्तकों और परीक्षा के passages में मिलता है, रोज़ की बोलचाल में नहीं।
- In the film, the hero tossed a dime to decide the matter.
dime vs cent / dollar
A dime is ten cents and ten dimes make one dollar. Use dime only for the coin, never for an amount of money in general.
एक dime दस सेंट का होता है और दस dimes से एक डॉलर बनता है; 'dime' केवल सिक्के के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है, सामान्य रकम के लिए नहीं।
- Ten dimes make a dollar.
+Collocations 6
verb + dime
tossdropsavespendflip
- The children saved every dime they got for the picnic.
number + dime(s)
a single dimetwo dimesten dimesfive dimes
- Ten dimes make one dollar.
idiomatic phrases
a dime a dozenturn on a dimenot worth a dimestop on a dime
- The new driver could stop on a dime.
dime + noun
storecoincollectionslotbank
- He kept every dime coin in a small tin box.
coin + dime
pennynickelquarterdollarcent
- A nickel is worth five cents, and a dime is worth ten.
dime + verb
findlosepick upcollect
- She picked up a dime from the pavement.
“More examples 6
- A dime is worth ten cents, or one tenth of a dollar.
एक dime की कीमत दस सेंट, यानी एक डॉलर का दसवाँ हिस्सा होती है।
- The old collector showed us a silver dime from 1950.
पुराने संग्राहक ने हमें 1950 का एक चाँदी का dime दिखाया।
- Graduates with a degree but no skills are a dime a dozen.
डिग्री तो है पर कौशल नहीं, ऐसे स्नातक बहुत आसानी से मिल जाते हैं।
- Her little brother would not part with a single dime.
उसका छोटा भाई एक भी dime देने को तैयार नहीं था।
- The cyclist turned on a dime to avoid the cow.
साइकिल सवार गाय से बचने के लिए एकदम तुरंत मुड़ गया।
- The vending machine in the old film took only a dime.
पुरानी फिल्म की वेंडिंग मशीन केवल एक dime लेती थी।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She gave me five dime for the toy.
✓ She gave me five dimes for the toy.
Dime is countable; use the plural after a number above one.
'Dime' countable है; एक से अधिक संख्या के बाद plural 'dimes' आता है।
¶Idioms 1
at the drop of a dime
immediately, without stopping to think
तुरंत, बिना सोचे-समझे, पल भर में
- He would change his plans at the drop of a dime.
- She is ready to help her friends at the drop of a dime.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
coin ten cents
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A dime a dozen (very common and of little value).
Idiom 'a dime a dozen' (बहुत आम और कम मूल्य का)।