ten-cent

English

Etymology

From a time when 10¢ was a commonly encountered price for cheap goods and services.

Adjective

ten-cent (not generally comparable, comparative more ten-cent, superlative most ten-cent)

  1. (idiomatic, dated) two-bit (insignificant or worthless); cheap (both inexpensive and poorly made).
    Near-synonyms: poor man's; (present-day analogues) dollar-store, Wish.com, (UK) Poundland, pound-shop, Tesco Value, BTEC
    Forget that frickin' ten-cent supplier. From now on, we'll buy only from trusted partners.
    Enough of these ten-cent tools. From now on, we'll buy only the good stuff that doesn't break so easily.
  2. (dated) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ten,‎ cent: costing 10¢.

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