"dime's worth" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-dime's worth.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Derived from not worth a dime. Etymology templates: {{m|en|not worth a dime}} not worth a dime Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dime's worth (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic) An insignificant amount Tags: idiomatic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dime's_worth-en-noun-Ov2xsoLZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "Why is he here? Nothing will change. At best, he'll make a dime's worth of difference."
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          "text": "But why, he asks, should a similarly rapt and adoring crowd bank up before a lighted wall niche containing nothing but a dime's worth of daffodils and a couple of sprays of forsythia in a blue dish?",
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