Définitions
1.NounA coin worth one-tenth of a dollar, that is, ten cents.
2.NounA small amount of money."She didn't spend a dime."
3.NounAn assist.
4.NounA playing card with the rank of ten.
5.NounTen dollars.
6.NounA thousand dollars.
7.NounA measure of illicit drugs (usually marijuana) sold in ten-dollar bags.
8.NounA ten-year prison sentence.
9.NounPayment responsibility."Are you traveling on the company's dime?"
10.NounA beautiful woman (10 on a 10-point scale).
11.NounA defensive formation with six defensive backs, one of whom is a dimeback.
12.NounA particularly long or precise throw that ends with a catch.
13.VerbTo inform on, to turn in to the authorities, to rat on, especially anonymously."Somebody dimed on me and I got arrested for selling marijuana."
14.VerbTo operate an audio amplifier (especially an electric guitar amplifier) at level "10" (typically the highest amplification level)."I get the best-sounding sustain and smooth harmonic distortion when I run the amp dimed."