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

  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. Grand as an adjective:

    Of a large size or extent; great.

    Examples:

    "a grand mountain"

    "a grand army"

    "a grand mistake"

  2. 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."

  3. 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."

  4. Grand as an adjective:

    Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent.

    Examples:

    "grandfather, grandson, grand-child"

  5. Grand as an adjective (Ireland, Northern England, colloquial, otherwise, _, dated):

    Fine; lovely.

    Examples:

    "A cup of tea? That'd be grand."

  6. Grand as an adjective (music):

    Containing all the parts proper to a given form of composition.

  1. Grand as a noun:

    A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds.

    Examples:

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  2. Grand as a noun (musical instruments):

    A grand piano

  1. Grand as a noun:

    A grandparent or grandchild.

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