answersLogoWhite

0

The term "dime" comes from the Old French word "disme," which roughly means "one-tenth."

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

How many dimes in a nickel?

A nickel is a five-cent United States coin. A dime is a ten-cent coin. Therefore, a nickel is half of a dime.


What coin was Franklin D. Roosevelt on?

He was and still is on the US ten cent piece (dime).


Which us coin have the value 0.1?

A "dime", or ten-cent piece, has a value of 0.1 dollars.


How many dime will make a dollar?

A dime is a ten-cent coin in the United States.Ten dimes are needed to make one dollar.


Who is faces on a dime?

A portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States, has appeared on the US dime (ten cent) coin since 1946.


What is the ten cent coin made out of?

i don't know............. maybe copper (not sure)


What animal is on a ten cent coin?

The lyrebird is on an Australian ten cent coin.


What is the name of the sailing vessell on the Canadian ten cent coin?

The schooner on the front of the Canadian dime was a depiction by Emmanuel Hahn of Bluenose.


How many dimes make 5.50?

A dime is a ten cent coin, so 55 dimes would make $5.50


What is the width of ten cent?

The width of a U.S. ten-cent coin, commonly known as a dime, is 17.91 millimeters (0.705 inches). The dime is one of the smallest coins in circulation, with a thickness of 1.35 millimeters (0.053 inches). Its compact size makes it easy to handle and carry.


Which is larger in size a 2 coin or a ten cent coin?

A two cent US coin is larger in size than a ten cent US coin.


What animal is on the ten cent coin?

a loin is on the ten cent coin In Australia the animal on the coin is a lyre bird.