The difference between Dime and Drop a dime

When used as verbs, dime means to inform on, to turn in to the authorities, to rat on, especially anonymously, whereas drop a dime means to make a telephone call, usually calling authorities to report another's activities.


Dime is also noun with the meaning: a coin worth one-tenth of a u.s. dollar.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dime and Drop a dime

  1. Dime as a noun (US):

    A coin worth one-tenth of a U.S. dollar.

  2. Dime as a noun (Canada):

    A coin worth one-tenth of a Canadian dollar.

  3. Dime as a noun (US, basketball):

    An assist

  4. Dime as a noun (slang):

    A playing card with the rank of ten

  5. Dime as a noun (slang):

    Ten dollars

  6. Dime as a noun (slang):

    A thousand dollars

  7. Dime as a noun (slang):

    A measurement of illicit drugs (usually marijuana) sold in ten dollar bags.

  8. Dime as a noun (slang):

    Payment responsibility

    Examples:

    "Are you traveling on the company's dime?"

  9. Dime as a noun (US, slang):

    A beautiful woman (10 on a 10-point scale)

  10. Dime as a noun (American football):

    A defensive formation with six defensive backs, one of whom is a dimeback.

  1. Dime as a verb (US, slang, with "on"):

    To inform on, to turn in to the authorities, to rat on, especially anonymously.

    Examples:

    "Somebody dimed on me and I got arrested for selling marijuana."

  2. Dime as a verb (US, slang):

    To operate an audio amplifier (especially an electric guitar amplifier) at level "10" (typically the highest amplification level).

    Examples:

    "I get the best-sounding sustain and smooth harmonic distortion when I run the amp dimed."

  1. Drop a dime as a verb (idiomatic, slang):

    To make a telephone call, usually calling authorities to report another's activities.

    Examples:

    "He was in the back for a few minutes. Turned out he was dropping a dime on Ralph."

  2. Drop a dime as a verb (slang, with ''on''):

    To inform (on).

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