five-and-ten

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• five-and-ten — five and dime UK / US or five and ten UK / US noun [countable] Word forms five and dime : singular five and dime plural five and dimes Word forms five and ten : singular five and ten plural five and tens American old fashioned a shop that sells a …   English dictionary

• five-and-ten — five′ and ten′ n. a store offering a wide assortment of inexpensive items for personal and household use Also called five′ and ten′ cent store , five′ and dime′. Etymology: 1875–80 …   From formal English to slang

• five-and-ten — also .five and dime n AmE old fashioned a shop that sells many different types of inexpensive goods, especially for the house = ↑dime store …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• five-and-ten — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a store selling articles priced at 5 or 10 cents 2. : a variety store selling inexpensive articles of merchandise * * * /fuyv euhn ten /, n. 1. Also called five and ten cent store /fuyv euhn ten sent /, five and dime… …   Useful english dictionary

• five-and-ten — /fuyv euhn ten /, n. 1. Also called five and ten cent store /fuyv euhn ten sent /, five and dime /fuyv euhn duym /, dime store, ten cent store. a store offering a wide assortment of inexpensive items, formerly costing five or ten cents, for… …   Universalium

• five-and-ten — • dime store • five and dime • five and ten n. phr. A store that sells things that cost little. Charles bought a pencil at the five and dime …   Словарь американских идиом

• five and ten — Variety store Variety store a retail store selling a wide variety of items, especially of low price, as in a {five and ten}. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• five-and-ten-cent store — five and ten [five and ten] (also five and ten cent store ; five and dime …   Useful english dictionary

• five-and-ten-cent store — ☆ five and ten cent store [fīv′ən ten′sent΄ ] n. a store that sells a wide variety of inexpensive merchandise, orig. with many articles priced at five or ten cents: also five and ten or five and dime [fīv′ən dīm′] n. * * * ➡ five and ten * * * …   Universalium

• five-and-ten-cent store — ☆ five and ten cent store [fīv′ən ten′sent΄ ] n. a store that sells a wide variety of inexpensive merchandise, orig. with many articles priced at five or ten cents: also five and ten or five and dime [fīv′ən dīm′] n …   English World dictionary

• five-and-ten-cent-store — store which carries a wide assortment of inexpensive items (formerly costing between five and ten cents) …   English contemporary dictionary