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ten-cent

ten-cent adjective: two-bit (insignificant or worthless); cheap (both inexpensive and poorly made).

Adjective

ten-cent (not generally comparable, comparative more ten-cent, superlative most ten-cent)

  1. (dated, idiomatic, not comparable, usually) two-bit (insignificant or worthless); cheap (both inexpensive and poorly made).
    • Near-synonyms: poor man's; (present-day analogues) dollar-store, Wish.com, (UK) Poundland, pound-shop, Tesco Value, BTEC
    • Forget that frickin' ten-cent supplier. From now on, we'll buy only from trusted partners.
  2. (dated, not comparable, usually) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ten, cent: costing 10¢.

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Forms of ten-cent

comparativemore ten-cent
superlativemost ten-cent

Origin of ten-cent

From a time when 10¢ was a commonly encountered price for cheap goods and services.

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Phrases with ten-cent

Questions about ten-cent

What does ten-cent mean?
Ten-cent means two-bit (insignificant or worthless); cheap (both inexpensive and poorly made).
What part of speech is ten-cent?
Ten-cent is an adjective.

Words near ten-cent in the dictionary

  1. ten ways to Sunday
  2. ten will get you twenty
  3. ten-bagger
  4. ten-baggers
  5. ten-ball
  6. ten-cent
  7. ten-cent store
  8. ten-cent stores
  9. ten-cent tour
  10. ten-cent tours
  11. ten-cent word

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