Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

five-and-ten

[fahyv-uhn-ten] / ˈfaɪv ənˈtɛn /
NOUN
dime store
Synonyms


NOUN
ten-cent store
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The team modeled the impacts of these strategies on projected treatment failures and the frequency of the R561H mutation within the Plasmodium genome three, five and ten years into the future.

From Science Daily • Sep. 21, 2023

The cost of compensation would be lower than building cables underground, it added, which it said was between five and ten times more than overhead lines.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2023

The typical race, the difference in time between the winner and the loser is between five and ten millionths of a second.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2021

A procedure such as an injection into a joint might take about ten minutes and cost between five and ten thousand dollars.

From The New Yorker • May 7, 2019

He emerged around six in the evening, having lost between five and ten pounds of weight.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "five-and-ten" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com