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dime stores

dime stores is the plural of dime store.

Meaning of dime store

Noun

dime store (plural dime stores)

  1. (US) A store selling inexpensive items.
    • Near-synonyms: ten-cent store, five-and-dime, dollar store
  2. (historical) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dime, store: a store selling things at one dime per item.

Questions about dime stores

What is dime stores the plural of?
Dime stores is the plural of dime store.

Words near dime stores in the dictionary

  1. dime novels
  2. dime out
  3. dime piece
  4. dime pieces
  5. dime store
  6. dime stores
  7. dime's worth
  8. dime-a-dozen
  9. dime-bag
  10. dime-bags
  11. dime-dropper

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