Dime and Two cents

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Dime noun - A very small sum of money.

Usage example: the beauty of this deal is that all the extras won't cost you a dime

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Two cents and dime are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Two cents" instead a noun "Dime".

Two cents noun - A very small sum of money.

Usage example: a passionate environmentalist who would work for two cents if her job did something to reduce global warming

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Dime and two cents are semantically related. You can use "Dime" instead a noun phrase "Two cents".

When coffee and movie tickets cost a dime, trolley rides cost a nickel (the same as hot dogs or hamburgers), newspapers cost two cents... and sliced bread was considered the greatest invention ever.

Source: The Roaring Twenties

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