thin dime

n. a dime, thought of as a very small amount of money. (A concept eroded by inflation.) For only one thin dime you will receive our exciting catalog of novelties and tricks.

See also: dime, thin

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Not one thin dime needs to be spent from the operating budget of DND to pay for one new soldier, sailor, or airman over four years.

The two per cent problem

The wee man, let it be said and not misunderstood, deserved every last thin dime of his takeaway pay.

THE BIG DEBATE; Sorry Dermot but it's wrong to say Hoops squad is getting better

When you're certain your company really is cash-crunched and that you can't jar loose another thin dime, think of alternatives.

Always get reference letter

"The terms can be phrased in such a way that it doesn't cost the taxpayer one thin dime."

Urgent Burford Ag Society funding rejected

And Rangers are living with the consequences of the time when money was no object and McCann refused to spend "one thin dime" over what he thought was in Celtic's best interests.

BEEN THERE SEEN IT BUNNET; Fergus legacy at Celtic shines brightest in Gers' darkest days

Turns out neither comes close to one thin dime on the dollar.

The environmental spending gap: the amount we spend to keep our air and water clean says a lot about our priorities

We 12-year-olds would park our bikes and, for one thin dime, catch the #4 Robinson bus to the center of the universe.

When capitol street was king

"There is not one thing more important to the public safety community than this--and there is not one thin dime in it for us."

State, local government groups bring interoperabllity message to Congress

One example: Wal-Mart agreed to charge one dime more than local grocers for a six-pack of pita bread.Arwa Hamad says her devotion to Dearborn's Muslim merchants doesn't simply rest on one thin dime. After all, when her husband goes to their Arab butcher, he buys in bulk.

Arab-America's store

Measure 44 won't cost taxpayers one thin dime. It simply expands the successful Oregon Prescription Drug Program by removing the existing age and income restrictions.

Measure 44: Yes

2) I did not choose between representing myself or permitting counsel to do so, and I have yet to receive one thin dime from the SPJ towards securing counsel.

SPJ'S help called into question

AFTER FEDERAL RELIEF ADMINISTRATOR Harry Hopkins charged in 1935 that the state of Kansas had "not spent a thin dime" for its relief programs, this quote became an issue in the presidential campaign the following year.

"[Not] a thin dime:" Kansas relief politics in the campaign of 1936

admits that, actually, he just spent his last thin dime on Honus and must now declare bankruptcy.

Tax research issue for practitioners ... by practitioners

The newly-elected MP for anti-war party Respect said he hadn't received "one thin dime" from Saddam, adding: "You have nothing on me."

MR GALLOWAY GOES TO WASHINGTON: YOU'VE NOTHING ON ME.. MP to Senate: I didn't trade in Saddam oil

"He writes: "[Blogs are] a complete waste of time--a pure vanity publication that won't pay you back even one thin dime for your effort."

Two newsletter experts engage in war of the blogs--one in favor, one against--and one wins