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Dime vs Cent - What's the difference?

dime | cent |

As nouns the difference between dime and cent

is that dime is a coin worth one-tenth of a dollar. The physical coin is smaller than a penny while cent is a subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.

As a verb dime

is to inform on, to turn in to the authorities, to rat on, especially anonymously.

As a proper noun Dime

is an Omotic language, spoken by fewer than 10,000 speakers in Ethiopia.

As an abbreviation cent is

century.

dime

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US) A coin worth one-tenth of a dollar. The physical coin is smaller than a penny.
  • (Canada) A coin worth one-tenth of a Canadian dollar.
  • (US, basketball) An assist
  • (slang) A playing card with the rank of ten
  • (slang) Ten dollars
  • (slang) A thousand dollars
  • (slang) A measurement of illicit drugs (usually marijuana) sold in ten dollar bags.
  • (slang) Payment responsibility
    • Are you traveling on the company's dime ?
  • (slang) A beautiful woman (10 from the 10-point scale)
    • She's a dime piece.
    Synonyms
    * (coin) ten cent piece (Used in other countries with dollars and cents currencies) * (thousand dollars) grand
    Derived terms
    * a dime's worth * dime bag * dime store * drop a dime * not worth a dime * stop on a dime * turn on a dime * * nickel and dime * dime a dozen * not worth a dime * *
    See also
    * buck * dollar * mill * nickel * quarter
    References
    * Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523

    Etymology 2

    From the use of the coin in a payphone to report a crime to the police. US payphones charged 10¢ in almost all jurisdictions until the late 1970s.

    Verb

    (dim)
  • To inform on, to turn in to the authorities, to rat on, especially anonymously.
    • Somebody dimed on me and I got arrested for selling marijuana.
    Synonyms
    * (inform on) drop a dime on,

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    cent

    English

    (wikipedia cent)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (label) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: .
  • (label) A small sum of money.
  • (label) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.
  • (label) A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).
  • (label) A hundredth of a half step.

    • Usage notes

    * Due to the differing plural formats used in European languages, it is common to use the word cent as a plural throughout the Eurozone.

    Synonyms

    * (of a dollar) dollarcent * (of a euro) eurocent * penny

    Related terms

    {{rel3, centennial , centi- , centipede , centurion , century}}

    See also

    * dollar * euro * per cent * two cents

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (en-abbr)
  • century
    • English terms with homophones ----