as in peanuts
a very small sum of money
the beauty of this deal is that all the extras won't cost you a dime
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This provision protects against insatiable spending of every taxpayer dime.
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Len Fasano, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
The 6-foot-11 big man is also pulling down 11.6 rebounds, dishing out 6.0 dimes, blocking 1.4 shots, and swiping 0.8 steals in his 25 healthy bouts for the Bucks.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Venus’ square to Jupiter on January 14 could present you with a plum opportunity to travel somewhere cool on the company’s dime, or perhaps work on a project that energizes you intellectually.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
Perhaps Young’s best one, a full-speed lefty dime to Johnson seconds after a Heat make on Saturday, was lost to history, as the camera operator didn’t recover until Johnson was laying the ball in.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Len Fasano, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
The 6-foot-11 big man is also pulling down 11.6 rebounds, dishing out 6.0 dimes, blocking 1.4 shots, and swiping 0.8 steals in his 25 healthy bouts for the Bucks.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Venus’ square to Jupiter on January 14 could present you with a plum opportunity to travel somewhere cool on the company’s dime, or perhaps work on a project that energizes you intellectually.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
Perhaps Young’s best one, a full-speed lefty dime to Johnson seconds after a Heat make on Saturday, was lost to history, as the camera operator didn’t recover until Johnson was laying the ball in.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Dime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dime. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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