five-and-dime

noun

ˌfīv-ən-ˈdīm How to pronounce five-and-dime (audio)

variants or less commonly five-and-ten

ˌfīv-ən-ˈten How to pronounce five-and-dime (audio)

plural five-and-dimes also five-and-tens

: a retail store that carries a variety of chiefly inexpensive merchandise

When I was a little girl you could still buy things at the five-and-dime.

Nikki Giovanni

But most five-and-dimes faded away, done in by competition from big box stores, or failure to adapt to changing tastes quickly enough.

Carl Nolte

After the grocery store came the five-and-ten, a rambling, comfortable hodgepodge of unrelated items and scents.

Lee Ebler

Etymology

from the fact that all articles in such stores were formerly priced at either 5 or 10 cents

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

单词	five-and-ten
释义	five-and-dime noun ˌfīv-ən-ˈdīm variants or less commonly five-and-ten ˌfīv-ən-ˈten plural five-and-dimes also five-and-tens : a retail store that carries a variety of chiefly inexpensive merchandise When I was a little girl you could still buy things at the five-and-dime. Nikki Giovanni But most five-and-dimes faded away, done in by competition from big box stores, or failure to adapt to changing tastes quickly enough. Carl Nolte After the grocery store came the five-and-ten, a rambling, comfortable hodgepodge of unrelated items and scents. Lee Ebler Word History Etymology from the fact that all articles in such stores were formerly priced at either 5 or 10 cents First Known Use 1880, in the meaning defined above five-and-ten noun variants also five-and-dime as in variety store Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance variety store mart dime store boutique emporium thrift shop bazaar chain store mini-mart exchange shop department store store big box showroom market marketplace superstore outlet supercenter
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