ten-cent
ten-cent · more ten-cent · most ten-cent
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Two-bit; cheapTwo-bit (insignificant or worthless); cheap (both inexpensive and poorly made).
Meaning
2 senses(dated, idiomatic, not comparable, usually)Two-bit (insignificant or worthless); cheap (both inexpensive and poorly made).
Near-synonyms: poor man's; (present-day analogues) dollar-store, Wish.com, (UK) Poundland, pound-shop, Tesco Value, BTEC
Forget that frickin' ten-cent supplier. From now on, we'll buy only from trusted partners.
(dated, not comparable, usually)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ten, cent: costing 10¢.
Origin
From a time when 10¢ was a commonly encountered price for cheap goods and services.From a time when 10¢ was a commonly encountered price for cheap goods and services.
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Forms
more ten-cent, most ten-cent| Comparative | more ten-cent Lesson |
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| Superlative | most ten-cent Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsRelatedfifty-cent tour
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form