Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on someone's dime

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: on -some-one's dime
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

At the monetary expense of the person indicated.

Example Sentences

"They challenged my knowledge of the book, suggested that my article would inevitably be lousy and concluded that J. D. Salinger would be disgusted by what I was doing—all the while drinking on my dime."
"Their simple lives contrast sharply with the multimillion-dollar rumors surrounding Osama bin Laden. […] [T]hey weren't living large on his dime."
"But if you’re a Haitian, Mexican, or Brit and you step on American soil and are then detained by US officials, without a visa, you’ll be on the next boat back home—and on your dime too."

Inflected Forms

on someone's own dime (alternative)

Phrases

out of one's own pocket

Frequently Paired Words

out of one's own pocket

Questions

What does on someone's dime mean?: At the monetary expense of the person indicated.

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