- five-and-ten
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1. : a store selling articles priced at 5 or 10 cents2. : a variety store selling inexpensive articles of merchandise
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/fuyv"euhn ten"/, n.1. Also called five-and-ten-cent store /fuyv"euhn ten"sent'/, five-and-dime /fuyv"euhn duym"/, dime store, ten-cent store. a store offering a wide assortment of inexpensive items, formerly costing five or ten cents, for personal and household use.adj.2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a five-and-ten.[1875-80]* * *
five-and-ten variant UK USMain entry: five-and-dime* * *
five-and-ten «FYV uhn TEHN», noun.U.S. Informal. a dime store.* * *
five-and-ten [five-and-ten] (also five-and-ten-cent store ; five-and-dime ; dime store ; )noun (AmE old use)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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five-and-ten — five and dime UK / US or five and ten UK / US noun [countable] Word forms five and dime : singular five and dime plural five and dimes Word forms five and ten : singular five and ten plural five and tens American old fashioned a shop that sells a … English dictionary
five-and-ten — five′ and ten′ n. a store offering a wide assortment of inexpensive items for personal and household use Also called five′ and ten′ cent store , five′ and dime′. Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
five-and-ten — also .five and dime n AmE old fashioned a shop that sells many different types of inexpensive goods, especially for the house = ↑dime store … Dictionary of contemporary English
five-and-ten — /fuyv euhn ten /, n. 1. Also called five and ten cent store /fuyv euhn ten sent /, five and dime /fuyv euhn duym /, dime store, ten cent store. a store offering a wide assortment of inexpensive items, formerly costing five or ten cents, for… … Universalium
five-and-ten — • dime store • five and dime • five and ten n. phr. A store that sells things that cost little. Charles bought a pencil at the five and dime … Словарь американских идиом
five and ten — Variety store Variety store a retail store selling a wide variety of items, especially of low price, as in a {five and ten}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
five-and-ten — noun Etymology: from the fact that all articles in such stores were formerly priced at either 5 or 10 cents Date: 1880 a retail store that carries chiefly inexpensive merchandise (as notions and household goods) called also five and dime … New Collegiate Dictionary
five-and-ten — noun A five and dime … Wiktionary
five-and-ten — also five and dime noun (C) AmE old fashioned a shop that sells many different types of inexpensive goods, especially for the house; dime store … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
five and ten — A variety store selling cheap items; low priced merchandise. ► “Farah’s main challenge will be to transfer the merchandising power that made his reputation at chains such as Saks Fifth Avenue from high fashion to five and dime goods.” (Discount … American business jargon
