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ten-cent store

ten-cent store
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ten-sent, -sent]
    • /ˈtɛnˌsɛnt, -ˈsɛnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ten-sent, -sent]
    • /ˈtɛnˌsɛnt, -ˈsɛnt/

Definitions of ten-cent store words

  • noun ten-cent store five-and-ten (def 1). 1
  • noun ten-cent store a shop that sells everything at a very cheap price, formerly at ten cents, but now more often at a dollar 0
  • noun ten-cent store five-and-ten-cent store 0
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Origin of ten-cent store

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Ten-cent store

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Ten-cent store

ten-cent store popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for ten-cent store

noun ten-cent store

  • dime store — five-and-ten (def 1).
  • five-and-ten — Also called five-and-ten-cent store [fahyv-uh n-ten-sent] /ˈfaɪv ənˈtɛnˌsɛnt/ (Show IPA), five-and-dime [fahyv-uh n-dahym] /ˈfaɪv ənˈdaɪm/ (Show IPA), dime store, ten-cent store. a store offering a wide assortment of inexpensive items, formerly costing five or ten cents, for personal and household use.
All 2 Synonyms of ten-cent store

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