"dime out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: dimes out [present, singular, third-person], diming out [participle, present], dimed out [participle, past], dimed out [past]
Etymology: See dime (“inform on”, verb). Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} dime out (third-person singular simple present dimes out, present participle diming out, simple past and past participle dimed out)
  1. To report to the authorities; to snitch on or betray to an enemy.
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