what is a dime
The dime is the smallest in diameter and is the thinnest of all U.S. coins currently minted for circulation. As of 2011, the dime coin cost 5.65 cents to produce. The word dime comes from the French word dime, dÃ®me  meaning  tithe or tenth, part from The latin [decima] . pars
Word History of DIME. In earlier English, our name for a coin worth a tenth of a dollar meant simply â a tenth part â of something. This word was borrowed from medieval French dime or disme, with the same meaning. Dime, in turn, descends from Latin decima, a form of decimus, meaning â tenth.