dimes

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an American or Canadian coin that has the value of ten cents

an arrangement of players on the defence in American football that uses six defensive backs:

The coach called for a dime formation to counter the offence's passing strategy.

in basketball, an act of passing (= throwing) the ball to another player in a very precise (= exact) way so that it is easy for the other player to score:

He threw a dime to Foster beneath the basket for an easy two points.

in the US and Canada, a coin worth ten cents

an American or Canadian coin that is worth ten cents:

I gave the boy two dimes to buy himself some candy.

used in expressions to refer to a very small amount of money:

All these suggestions will help boost your employees' morale and won't cost a dime.

He has always paid his own way and never asked me for a single dime.

to be very common or of very little value:

Good ideas are a dime a dozen. It's putting them into practice that's the difficult part.