The difference between Dime and Grand
When used as nouns, dime means a coin worth one-tenth of a u.s. dollar, whereas grand means a thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds.
Dime is also verb with the meaning: to inform on, to turn in to the authorities, to rat on, especially anonymously.
Grand is also adjective with the meaning: of a large size or extent.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dime and Grand
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Dime as a noun (US):
A coin worth one-tenth of a U.S. dollar.
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Dime as a noun (Canada):
A coin worth one-tenth of a Canadian dollar.
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Dime as a noun (US, basketball):
An assist
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Dime as a noun (slang):
A playing card with the rank of ten
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Dime as a noun (slang):
Ten dollars
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Dime as a noun (slang):
A thousand dollars
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Dime as a noun (slang):
A measurement of illicit drugs (usually marijuana) sold in ten dollar bags.
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Dime as a noun (slang):
Payment responsibility
Examples:
"Are you traveling on the company's dime?"
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Dime as a noun (US, slang):
A beautiful woman (10 on a 10-point scale)
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Dime as a noun (American football):
A defensive formation with six defensive backs, one of whom is a dimeback.
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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."
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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."
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Grand as an adjective:
Of a large size or extent; great.
Examples:
"a grand mountain"
"a grand army"
"a grand mistake"
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Grand as an adjective:
Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, magnificent.
Examples:
"a grand monarch"
"a grand view"
"His simple vision has transformed into something far more grand."
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Grand as an adjective:
Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name.
Examples:
"a grand lodge"
"a grand vizier"
"a grand piano"
"The Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire."
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Grand as an adjective:
Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent.
Examples:
"grandfather, grandson, grand-child"
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Grand as an adjective (Ireland, Northern England, colloquial, otherwise, _, dated):
Fine; lovely.
Examples:
"A cup of tea? That'd be grand."
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Grand as an adjective (music):
Containing all the parts proper to a given form of composition.
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Grand as a noun:
A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds.
Examples:
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Grand as a noun (musical instruments):
A grand piano
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Grand as a noun:
A grandparent or grandchild.