- dime store
- `dime ,store noun count AMERICANa small store that sells different types of inexpensive things
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
dime store — ➔ store1 * * * dime store UK US noun [C] (also five and dime, also ten cent store) ► COMMERCE a store that sells a range of cheap goods: »You won t find expensive cosmetics at the dime store … Financial and business terms
dime\ store — • dime store • five and dime • five and ten n. phr. A store that sells things that cost little. Charles bought a pencil at the five and dime … Словарь американских идиом
dime store — ☆ dime store n. FIVE AND TEN CENT STORE … English World dictionary
dime store — n AmE a shop that sells many different kinds of cheap goods, especially for the house … Dictionary of contemporary English
dime store — dime′ store n. five and ten • Etymology: 1925–30, amer … From formal English to slang
dime store — noun : five and ten * * * 1. five and ten (def. 1). 2. Bowling. a split in which the five and ten pins remain standing. [1925 30, Amer.] * * * dime store noun (old US) A shop selling cheap goods (orig costing not more than a dime) • • • … Useful english dictionary
dime-store — adjective Etymology: dime store, noun 1. : inexpensive dime store perfume 2. : tawdry : second rate what we have here is dime store philosophizing Jonatha … Useful english dictionary
dime store — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms dime store : singular dime store plural dime stores American a small shop that sells different types of cheap things … English dictionary
dime-store — adjective Date: 1938 1. inexpensive < dime store perfume > 2. tawdry, second rate < dime store philosophy > … New Collegiate Dictionary
dime store — n. an establishment that is chaotic because of its small scale. □ I can’t stand this dime store anymore. This is no way to run a law firm. □ Things move so fast around here that we have become a dime store rather than an accounting office … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions