how to pronounce dime

/daɪm/

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dime is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of dime in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

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meaning of dime

A dime is a coin worth 10 cents.

dime frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word dime occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.