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five–and–dime
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five–and–dime
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five–and–dime
/ˌfaɪvən
ˈ
daɪm/
noun
plural
five–and–dimes
five–and–dime
/ˌfaɪvən
ˈ
daɪm/
noun
plural
five–and–dimes
Learner's definition of FIVE–AND–DIME
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US, old-fashioned
:
a store that sells inexpensive things
the local
five-and-dime
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called also
dime store
,
five-and-ten
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