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Idiom idiom

dime's worth


An insignificant amount

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

There is not a dime's worth of difference between these two phones.

CONTEXTUAL

The two candidates have similar plans, and voters feel there is not a dime's worth of difference between them.

COMPLEX

Despite the heated rhetoric during the debate, the seasoned observer noted that neither policy proposal offered a dime's worth of real change for the struggling economy.


Derived from not worth a dime.


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    a dime a dozen

    So common as to be practically or almost worthless.

  2. 02

    all one's life's worth

    A momentous matter; a very serious risk; a difficult task or situation.

  3. 03

    drop a dime

    To make a telephone call.

  4. 04

    money's worth

    Satisfaction.

  5. 05

    nickel and dime

    Small time; operating on a small scale; involving small amounts of money; petty or cheap.

  6. 06

    not worth a brass farthing

    Worth nothing or next to nothing.

  7. 07

    not worth a Continental

    worthless, lacking in value, especially due to economic inflation.

  8. 08

    not worth a dime

    Worthless or nearly so: lacking in value.

Last updated August 10, 2026